By Kristine (Dhairyavati) Freeman

Ashram Board Member

Our “Gift of Grace” Ashram fundraiser has begun. Please join me in donating today. 

Gurudevi Nirmalananda’s birthday was November 15^th. Of course, you want to celebrate and wish her health and happiness! While she appreciates your well wishes, she needs nothing from outside, for she is filled from within. She is fueled by the light of Consciousness.

What Gurudevi wants is for you to be supremely happy and filled with the light of Consciousness all the time. She offers you this gift. It is the gift of Grace. 

One who knows can give you the knowing. She gives it freely, every time you are in her presence, whether in person, online or even when connected to her in meditation or deep reflection.

But how do you receive this life changing gift? You do the practices she recommends. Thus, you step into the river of Grace she offers. 

I receive this gift when I do yoga poses, or meditate, or watch one of Gurudevi’s videos. Doing seva and offering dakshina (financial gifts) also drops me into the river of Grace.

But nothing is as saturated with Grace as spending time in the physical presence of my Guru. Just walking into Lokananda, I feel so joyful. I am profoundly nourished by the gift of her Grace.

Embrace the gift of Grace and the yogic practices Gurudevi has given you. Don’t forget who you really are, oh Shiva. 

In the midst of your daily life, rely on the clarity and wisdom that arises from within. Seeing with Divine eyes, you can make a difference in this world.

You can start with gifting back to our Ashram, the organization and the teachers who lead you on this path. Grace takes care of you. Surrender to and thus accept the gift of Grace by donating to the Ashram today.

Donate online or call us at (610) 644-7555.  Or send your check to Svaroopa^® Vidya Ashram, 116 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335.  Thank you again and again!