Experience of meditation and increased motivation for spiritual practice during bhav satsang

    During a recent bhav satsang, I felt as if I was meditating. I felt that all the points, seekers’ efforts and spiritual experiences about developing spiritual emotion were divinely inspired. Reading the efforts of other seekers made me feel so humble and motivated me to follow similar efforts to develop spiritual emotion in me.

Experiencing the presence of deities during chanting*

     During the special chanting session of eight hours on December 15, 2003, as instructed by Sri Durgadevi, I subtly felt the presence of Sri Durgadevi while doing the additional three hours of repeating “Om Sri Durgadevyai namah” (click here to download the correct tune). I felt that Sri Durgadevi had assumed an enormous form and Her feet were as big as the room we were repeating (chanting*) The Lord’s Name in. While repeating “Om Gan Ganpataye namaha” and “Om namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya,” it felt like Lord Ganesh’s picture had come alive. I could feel His eyes and forehead shining. As the chanting session was drawing to an end, I could subtly feel Sri Durgadevi leaving us. When I requested Her to please stay back with us, She said that whenever I repeat (chant) The Lord’s Name with utmost devotion She would be with me.