Om

About a year ago, I felt an inner calling to India, my second home. The Guru works in mysterious ways, and little did I know what was to come. With no advance preparations, I followed this call.

From the days of the Gurukulam to returning 17 years later, I find myself once again walking those familiar halls, embracing the rhythms of each day and surrendering to what unfolds.

This time, I arrive with a different awareness. My time at Gurukulam quietly prepared me for this moment, though I did not fully realize how ready I was to receive the Guru’s teachings more deeply. The steady cultivation of discipline through mind-body awareness, integrated into each day’s schedule, has kept me grounded and centered. The wisdom, ever flowing through devoted teachers, has not only strengthened my faith but gently reassured me that I am exactly where I am meant to be.

To be welcomed again by familiar faces—still warm, still caring—felt like returning to the heart of something sacred. My spiritual home holds an abundance of love, a presence that naturally draws me inward into reflection, stillness, and transformation.

The surroundings themselves speak in silence—from the classic red brick cottages to the beauty of nature. The vibrant flowers were so captivating, as though they awakened something deep within my soul, mirroring an inner blossoming. The quiet rustling of leaves and the vastness of the sky create a silence that is not empty, but alive—a silence that calls me back to myself, guiding me gently within. The sanctuary of the meditation hall and temples carries a quiet reverence, inviting deeper immersion into contemplation. The daily chanting vibrates within my being, grounding me in presence and devotion.

Embraced by the Grace of my Guru and the tradition of a living lineage, I know I am guided along this path.

In that stillness, there is remembrance—a knowing that I am but a spark of the Divine. I am love. I am light. I am That. Tat Tvam Asi.

Namo Namah Sri Guru Padukabhyam

Editor’s Note:

Initiated at the age of 11 by Swami Veda Bharati, Sarita Singh returns to her spiritual home after many years, answering a call that had long lived within her. Having been guided early on the path, she comes back to fulfill a sacred wish once expressed by her Guruji—to complete the TTP—a journey now embraced with deeper awareness, devotion, and gratitude.