A Sacred Letter to my Beloved Sadhguru
Beloved Sadhguru,
How does one thank the sun for its light… the river for its flow… the breath for its life?
I don’t know how to find the right words for what you have done for me. But, with folded hands, I will offer you the only things that feel true—my whole heart and deepest gratitude for the indescribable grace you have poured into my life.
Three years ago on Mahashivratri, I was admitted in the emergency for the temporary paralysis of hands and feet I was experiencing due to covid. Even though I barely knew you from randomly watching 2 or 3 YouTube videos of yours, you suddenly popped into my mind and comforted me all throughout the night. You alleviated the deep fear I was facing from this health scare, and made sure I healed fast. This act embodied the essence of a genuine enlightened being who took care of someone who was not your devotee yet.
When you first initiated me in the spring of 2022, I didn’t know that moment would become the axis upon which my entire being would turn. Since then, my spiritual growth has not merely accelerated or fast tracked—it has bloomed in directions I never imagined possible. With each passing day, I feel more aligned, more alive, and more authentic than I ever have been.
Your presence has been the unseen thread in every sacred experience I have lived since. I was blessed to volunteer at the Isha ashram in Tennessee for a full month in August 2022. During that time, I had the rare privilege of being in your presence for darshan. I still remember the moment you stopped your vehicle in from of me and you raised your palm toward me. No words were spoken, but you truly saw me. And in that gaze where something eternal was transmitted between us, I knew something within me was going to be exponentially changed.
I have also been fortunate to visit the Coimbatore ashram twice. I sat for hours with Dhyanalinga and Linga Bhairavi—praying, surrendering, dissolving. I was even allowed the sacred opportunity to pour water and milk upon Dhyanalinga, and in that touch, I experienced a surreal divinity.
And then, at the Ecstasy of Enlightenment event in Toronto, it was the epitome of a turning point in my life. During the volunteer meet, I felt your energy enter me like a wave. And on the day of the event, I danced below your feet while you were on the stage. When I briefly touched your arm, I touched something cosmic. The meditation cracked open the walls I didn’t know I had built with old wounds and negative narratives. I screamed, I wept, and I released. And after all that, I found clarity.
In these three years, your grace has guided me across sacred lands. I visited Bodh Gaya and received two leaves from the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha awakened. I performed the Pitra Dosh pooja in Gaya to honor my ancestors. I dipped my feet in the Ganga river and Lake Manasarovar, and walked through the ancient temples of Tirupati and Varanasi. You led me to the mighty Mount Kailash, where I completed the full kora—and I even had the blessing of touching the mountain itself. I brought back rocks from Kailash, not as souvenirs, but as reminders that Lord Shiva’s presence is always with me.
Each place was not a destination—it was a doorway you opened within me. Because of your guidance, I have let go of many materialistic attachments. I have detoxed many digital distractions. Today, I am quieter inside—not empty, but full in a new way. I feel unnecessary concerns disappearing and layers of illusion shedding, while my dharma becoming clearer. The noise of the world no longer drowns my purpose.
Sadhguru, I now walk with more steadiness, more surrender, and most of all, more longing to serve. I am ready to fulfill my dharma, knowing you are guiding me with each step I take.
I may never have the words to repay what you have given me. But I promise you this: I will walk this journey with peace. I will help this world with the best of my abilities, and most importantly, with the grace that is bestowed on us.
Thank you for seeing me before I saw myself.
Thank you for burning what needed to go.
Thank you for a love that asks for nothing and yet leaves everything better than before.
Forever yours,
Anju Sharma
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