Sublime

Devipuram—“The Goddess’s Abode”—the temple complex that Guruji had spent more than three decades building up from almost nothing in the rural wilds of eastern India.

The Saundaryalaharī says that if the worshipper practises Ātmārpaṇam, ordinary talk is converted into Japa, normal work with the hand becomes Mudrā, walking becomes Pradakṣiṇa, eating becomes Homa, lying down Praṇāma—in fact whatever action is naturally done is transformed into worship.

Prayer for Practice May my practice be easeful May my practice be fruitful May my practice be consistent May my practice be easy to return to when I am inconsistent May my practice be fluid May my practice be rooted in the unknown May my practice be what I can return to when I am far away from myself