by Ruchika Gandhi, India
I felt inspired to document an experience I had during a Silence with Mohanji session, i.e. on 17th July.
For a long time, I have been contemplating the state of silence that Mohanji has been emphasising. Reflecting on my life, I realised that I have spent much more time focused outward than inward. Some severe health issues recently made me realise how disconnected I had become from my physical body—the very medium through which I experience life. I had never truly considered this before. Even to experience what silence feels like, we first need this physical body.
After a few Mai-Tri sessions and then MTM (Mohanji Transformation Method) in July, I realised that both my physical and mental bodies were exhausted and needed complete rest. Since then, I have been resting completely, focusing on sadhana and following the guidance I received during the healing sessions. That, however, is a story for another time, because I’d like to share a beautiful and unexpected experience from a recent weekly session with Mohanji.
On 17th July 2026, the day of the Silence with Mohanji session, I sat before my altar just after the evening aarati at 6:00 p.m. and began chanting, “Om Hreem Dram Shree Gurudev Datta.” This powerful mantra helps connect with Datta Consciousness and is part of my daily practice.
Suddenly, a thought arose: What is the meaning of this mantra?
Another thought followed: Datta Mantra = Dissolution.
Then came another: Datta Mantra = Brightness.
As I contemplated brightness, Mohanji’s face appeared in my mind. Then another realisation arose: Brightness is simply brightness; it has no form. All forms dissolve into brightness.
At that moment, I felt deeply satisfied with this understanding. I had heard Mohanji explain this many times before, but I had never truly experienced it. That evening, I not only felt it deeply but also received beautiful clarity during my sadhana.
At 7:30 p.m., I joined the online Silence with Mohanji session. Initially, my mind was occupied with one thought after another as I focused on my breath. Then, quite naturally, my breathing shifted. It felt as though I was inhaling through my third eye and exhaling through the root of my spine.
This was the breathing technique I had practised the night before during the Shri Jagannatha Meditation. I don’t know whether my mind remembered it, but the shift happened effortlessly, on its own. Gradually, the thoughts began to fade.
Then another question arose: What is the form of silence? Light is light. Brightness is also light. But what is silence? How does it feel? How do you know when you are experiencing it?
As soon as these questions appeared, they too dissolved. There were no more words. No thoughts. Nothing. I found myself resting in a beautiful space of thoughtlessness.
That moment is difficult to describe. I became aware of a gentle circular movement at the top of my head, as though something was softly moving there. At the same time, I felt myself synchronising with the silence of Mohanji.
I remained in that state for a while, with no desire to come out of it. Whether it lasted seconds or minutes, I cannot say. Time seemed irrelevant. But it was a deep moment. There were no thoughts—only a gentle, profound realisation that within this human body, it is possible to experience a state of beautiful silence.
That state remained with me even while I was having dinner after this session and continued late into the night. I felt something within me become silent, and I wanted to reconnect with the aspect that gave me this precious experience.
Then another realisation dawned on me: this state of silence already exists within us. It is always present. The mind—with its memories, thoughts, emotions, and constant activity—keeps our attention turned outward. Yet even touching this state for a brief moment opened a new possibility within me. A natural shift happened within me.
I am deeply grateful for this eternal state of silence that always exists. I will remain eternally grateful to Mohanji, who is none other than this very state of silence that walks amongst us like an ordinary person. Mohanji is ‘Silence in Action, Silence in Perpetuity’.
Thank you, Mohanji, for blessing me with this beautiful experience. It was beyond words.
|| JAI BRAHMARISHI MOHANJI ||
Edited & Published by – Testimonials Team, 20th August 2026
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