SatsangLetter - March
In this SatsangLetter for the month of March, we report on the festive weekend during which we celebrated Hanuman Jayanti on Good Friday and sang the Hanuman Chalisa 108 times throughout the night. Many people came to honor Hanuman and sang along from the bottom of their hearts for many hours; it became a night of great joy, the experience of which some Chelas describe below. On Easter Sunday, we sat in silence at the feet of our Master early in the morning by the fire in the Dhuni. Below, several Chelas share how this sacred silence touched them. Afterwards, we watched the film “Brother Sun, Sister Moon” with Ma—a movie we have been watching at Easter for many years, yet it always feels new.
Namastey,
Yesterday, it felt like stepping into a space touched by grace, a truly blissful and divine experience at the Ashram. Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa 108 times created an atmosphere filled with devotion, peace, and a deep inner stillness that is hard to put into words. Being in the sacred presence of MAA made every moment feel even more powerful, as if each prayer was heard and held with compassion.
Everything throughout the day was so thoughtfully and beautifully organized, keeping in mind the comfort and well-being of every bhakt present. There was a sense of care and love in everything. Even the arrangements for children, with a comfortable resting space, reflected the warmth and inclusiveness of the Ashram.
My husband and I truly feel that this visit was not just planned by us, but divinely destined , a gentle calling from God that brought us there. We returned with hearts full of gratitude, peace, and devotion.
Thank you feels too small to express what we experienced as some emotions are simply beyond words.
Jai Shree Ram
Warm regards
– Kavita
I don’t have a lot of things to write about particular incidents that happen during meeting Ma. But I want to share my feelings about Ma with everyone who comes across this post. My Ma is my Mother. My Ma loves me above all and my Ma is the most beautiful person in this whole world. She cares about everyone and everything. I wish everyone in this world gets to experience the love of a Guru, of my Mother. And I wish for myself and for everyone that we get blessed with an unchangeable and everlasting love for my Ma. I love you, my Ma.
– Shubham
There is the option to receive Darshan in small groups in English.
All the people who come from different cultures or different countries, especially Sri Neem Karoli Baba’s chela, can listen to the words of our beloved GuruMata, Durgamayi Ma, in English. It is a wonderful experience to hear Ma’s words about how she realized the unity Ma has achieved. In this way Ma can give visitors who come to the ashram a taste of the unconditional love that she found in Sri Neem Karoli Baba.
Ma’s all-embracing love helps and carries me through many difficult everyday situations. It always surprises me how many people visit this ashram to receive Ma’s guidance. People have been coming for a long time or come for the first time, everybody is welcome. There are no words that can describe what it means to sit in Ma’s essence. What a blessing it is to be guided by Ma.
– Chandrika
In our next Satsang Letter, we’ll be including impressions from the Bhakti weekend with our Guru on April 17–18—an opportunity to anyone who would like to come and meet Ma, perhaps to ask a heartfelt question, or simply to receive Ma’s darshan in silence. Over the weekend of May 1, we will celebrate Vesakh, the annual celebration honoring Buddha, with the recitation and singing of Buddhist mantras, and everyone is welcome to contribute to a flower mandala. We will also include a few chelas’ reflections on their experiences of Hanuman Jayanti and Easter Sunday.
