A Steady Light: Swami Gurudevananda

The Gift of Spiritual Fellowship Peace be unto all beings! Radiant Immortal Atman, Beloved Friends in Divine Life, Sadhaks and Seekers, who have gathered together here upon this evening hour in the Christmas season, as we approach the New Year, a hearty welcome to you all! May God shed His Grace upon you! May His immediate presence at this moment be felt in your hearts by each and every one of you as an inner peace, as an inner calmness, as a shining joy, as a fragrant aroma that fills the heart, that uplifts the mind and delights every pore of your being. May His Satchidananda Presence be felt as an all-enfolding mantle of love and grace. Such spiritual fellowship is a gift from Him. It is a spontaneous gesture of His infinite compassionate love and grace towards all of you very, very blessed and fortunate souls, for you have chosen to make Him the ultimate goal of your life. Through His grace, through the blessings of the saints, and through the special benedictions of beloved and worshipful Holy Master Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji, you have discovered that your present state of earth life has a deeper SpirituaI significance, and has a meaning beyond earthly desires and earthly material objects. You have perceived that there is a higher purpose to be achieved and a loftier sublime goal to be attained. This goal is the realization of the higher purpose of existence, the deeper spiritual significance of your being here. This insight makes life very, very meaningful and fills life with a sense of purpose in a definite and specific direction. You have been endowed with this perception and insight. But how can you properly estimate your good fortune?