Shri ShantiMayi peacefully left her body at 7:45 am on Sunday February 16th, 2025. At this time, there are fire ceremonies, havans, prayer groups gathering all over the world offering ceremonies in gratitude and celebration for ShantiMayi, this Great Soul who devoted her life to uplifting our world.

Shri ShantiMayi is a Master of the Sacha lineage, a disciple of Saint Hans Raj Maharajji Sacha Baba (affectionately known as Maharajji). She followed in her Master’s footsteps and so dedicated her life to working in the Universal Soul to help humanity raise its consciousness, and be prepared as much as possible for the Parivartan or Universal Shift in Consciousness which is ongoing.

Yes, she has gone Home, but she will be back, for this Great Soul belongs to the category of Enlightened Beings who have chosen to come back again, and again, and again, until the last human being has become enlightened.

The Sacha lineage, in working for the enlightenment of all beings, has had a physical presence in India in each age. And little by little, the disciples of Sacha began to move their presence out into the rest of the planet. ShantiMayi, the first Westerner of this lineage, has thousands of students spread throughout the world. Her ashram is located in the French Pyrenees, but by 2008 her students had already brought Sacha all over the world, through many active Sacha communities in Europe, Australia, North and South America, and Africa, and with her have now established some ashrams.

How Did it All Begin ?

Guided by her heart, after bringing up her family, ShantiMayi, went on a spiritual quest, and eventually found herself at the feet of the guru who was recommended to her – Maharajji. In the extracts below, in very moving terms, she speaks about the bond which was formed between them from the very first visit, which stayed strong, and was never broken.

There on his veranda he sat with a few people around him. I looked at him and my heart fell to earth. It was as though the light in my heart melted into a pool at his feet. There it stayed, it was his. My God, I met him only a minute ago, and already he had taken my heart for ever. I looked deep into his eyes and raised my face eye to eye with his. Filled with an overwhelming humility, these words, “I want to be just like you” passed my lips. Looking at me as though I was not really there, yet straight into the depths of my being, he said “You will be.” I knew then I would never leave him. I never have left him, not even for a second.

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As I sat outside his door day after day, his prayer for humanity poured grace over me. Each day, I could see more and more clearly what his Guru wanted from him. He sat by himself in silence, communicating in an incomprehensible way to the deepest receptivity in Consciousness, that all beings must awaken. He has given his life to it and he has asked the same of me. Each day, his day is still filled with the command of his Master and each day is filled with our Maharajji’s way of serving existence.

And so it was in 1988 as I sat with him in silence and he looked at me with flashing eyes and said “Some day you will wear my shoes.” I didn’t know what it meant so I tucked it into my heart and left it as a secret to blossom as it may. The Guru’s word always bears fruit at one time or another. It always bears fruit. [Extract from ShantiMayi’s story, published in 1998 (special issue) in the German magazine Wegweiser.]

On leaving the ashram after that first visit in 1988, Maharajji asked her spend six months every year in the United States to earn enough money so as to come back and live at the ashram for the other six months. He also asked her to give something to the people. In 1990 on my first visit to Maharajji at Sacha Dham, I (the author) found three letters from an American devotee – ShantiMayi – in the ashram magazine I was given, where she mentions the spiritual teachings she gave at the university in Oregon, called Self Development and Self Actualization. Those were her first satsangs.

After reading about her meeting Maharajji, and also one of the letters, below, we sense how eager ShantiMayi was to start her mission, which her heart knew about and remembered long before her mind did. Four years later, she had the experience of Enlightenment.

Letter to Maharajji From an American Devotee

2^nd June, 1989

Om Shri Maharajji,

I lay my head to your feet, and touch your feet to my heart. I hope this letter finds you in good health.

Our satsang in the university has started, and we felt your presence very strong. Everyone was pleased with the satsang, and everyone felt your love. It was very powerful. Each week it will get better and better.

I feel you know everything that happened in the satsang. Meeting with these people was the greatest joy I have found since leaving India.

Sometimes I think that writing to you is foolish, as you are always with me. But it is like a darshan, for I know that at sometime you will touch this letter and read it. It’s still like adding another link…

It is very difficult always being with people who are very materialistic. No japa, no meditation, no real love of God ! As I always say in my letters to you, I want to come home very badly. One night I stood before you in a dream, I pointed my finger to the sky and said loudly, “I will never leave Sacha Dham again ! unless you send me away.” Really, I am always there, I have never really been in the U.S.A. yet. I carry you in my heart so powerfully that people see you in my eyes…

Remember Guruji, every Friday morning at 8:00 am, we have satsang in your honour. I’m sending a rose from our first satsang from your puja there. I’m working hard many hours to return, and before I return, I will have given your compassion to many Americans who are very attracted to your love.

I’ll write again soon. My Holy Guru, you are my most joyful thought, my greatest inspiration.

Your devoted,
ShantiMayi.

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Our deep Gratitude and Love, to you, Beloved ShantiMayi !

May your teachings of
love and compassion for all life
continue spreading like the rays of the
morning sun at dawn,
dispelling the darkness of ignorance.

Following your example,
as long as space remains,
as long as sentient beings remain,
may I too remain
to dispel the sufferings of this world.

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Shri ShantiMayi and the Sangha sing Prabhu Aapa Jago

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Shri Prem Baba: Tribute to Shri ShantiMayi

Tribute to ShantiMayi

Today, my heart is filled with gratitude and reverence as I honor the life of a great woman who left a unique mark on the mission of my spiritual lineage, the Sachcha lineage. ShantiMayi was a true pioneer, paving the way for many to access the doors of the hall of truth. I received the news of her passing with a deep emptiness in my chest—a space that, despite her physical absence, will remain eternally filled with the love and significance she had in my life.

ShantiMayi is my spiritual sister. A disciple of Sri Hans Raj Maharajji, just like me. It was through her channel that I found my way to my guru, and for that, her presence in my journey will always be a reason for gratitude. When I went to India for the first time, I already felt in my heart—through spiritual visions—that I should go to Rishikesh. But it was still in Pune, at Osho’s ashram, that I heard about an American master who welcomed Westerners in Rishikesh. I felt I should meet her.

Upon arriving at Sachcha Dham, she was leading a Satsang. My heart opened, and I thought, “This woman can help me find answers to my questions.” The next day, I went to see her, but she wasn’t there. And at that moment, I met Maharajji. In other words, ShantiMayi was the bridge that led me to my guru.

Continue reading the English translation.

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