A TadEkam Seva Smriti — Sai Sudha
By Sai Sudha
TadEkam Sevak & Channel of Guruji Naushir • Andhra Pradesh Seva Coordinator • Kotturu, East Godavari, Kangundi & Maa Godavari Seva
Some journeys do not begin with a destination. They begin, instead, with questions — quiet, unanswered, and patient enough to wait years for their reply. Mine began when I was around twelve years old.
Questions Without Answers
Almost every night, I had unusual dreams. Strangers would appear, speak words I couldn’t understand, and disappear. Every morning, I woke up confused. I shared these dreams with my parents, hoping someone would explain them, but there were no answers to be found. For years, I simply carried those questions quietly within me, not knowing they were, in truth, the first whispers of a much larger calling.
The Meeting That Changed Everything
Everything changed when I met Guruji for the first time at my Pinni’s (Auntie Smt Madhvi) home in Vijayawada, where he had come to conduct a Reiki seminar. Looking back today, I understand, with complete clarity, that this meeting was the turning point of my entire life.
The very first lesson Guruji taught me had nothing to do with Reiki at all.
“Until now, your hand has been in the receiving position. From today, let it remain in the giving position.”
— Guruji Naushir
Those simple words transformed the way I looked at life. From that day onwards, I wanted my life to be about giving — whether it was love, kindness, knowledge, time, or seva. I discovered, slowly and then all at once, that true happiness comes not from what we receive, but from what we are able to give.
Learning to Channel
One day, I gathered the courage to tell Guruji about the strange dreams I had been having since childhood. He listened patiently, and then said something that completely surprised me.
“You are channelling.”
I had never even heard that word before. When I asked what it meant, Guruji explained, according to his teachings, that higher beings wish to share wisdom for the benefit of humanity, and that some people become instruments to receive that knowledge — their only responsibility being to receive it, and allow it to flow, without ever stopping it.
“Your work is to receive and let the information flow. Don’t stop it.”
Those words became the beginning of another journey altogether. Guruji started training me in a unique way. He would give me a question, and ask me to sit quietly and write. After I finished, he would read every page carefully. Pointing to some lines, he would say, “These are your thoughts.” Pointing to others, he would say, “This has come through.” Slowly, patiently, he trained me to recognise the difference between my own thoughts and those of the higher beings, according to his teachings.
While many people attended the seminars mainly to learn Reiki, Guruji once smiled and told me, “You have come here for a different purpose. Channelling is what comes naturally to you. Practice that.” I began writing while I was studying in the twelfth standard, and I have continued that practice, faithfully, ever since.
Meeting Mahavatar Babaji
During my Reiki attunement, I had another unforgettable experience. I saw the image of a radiant Yogi. After the session, I noticed the very same photograph in the room, and immediately told Guruji, “I saw this person.”
“He is Mahavatar Babaji.”
He then instructed me, “Whatever Babaji conveys to you, immediately tell me.” From then onwards, whenever I felt I had received a message during meditation or writing, I never once tried to interpret it myself. I simply forwarded everything to Guruji. He would read the messages carefully, extract whatever he felt was useful, and many of those insights later became part of the very work carried out through the Mahavatar Babaji TadEkam Foundation.
Pinni Madhvi — The Quiet Strength Beside Me
Around the same time, there was another person quietly shaping my journey, every single day — my beloved Pinni, Smt Madhvi M. Whenever Guruji gave me questions and left, she would make me sit down and write. She encouraged me whenever I lost focus, collected the messages I wrote, preserved them carefully, and ensured that I completed my work. She believed in me long before I understood where this path would lead. Without her silent, steadfast support, much of this journey would simply not have been possible.
The Question That Changed My Life
Then came another life-changing moment. In 2014, Guruji called me and asked, “Are you interested in doing social work?” Without thinking, I answered, “Yes.” He smiled, and asked again, “Can you dedicate the next ten years of your life to it?” Again, my answer was simply, “Yes.”
The very next day, I received an email informing us that the Andhra Pradesh Government had allotted a village for seva under the Smart Village Scheme. I was astonished. Only then did I begin to understand why Guruji had asked me that question the day before. That single “yes” became the beginning of a journey that would change my life forever — and it is here, in that single word of surrender, that I first understood what Guruji meant when he said: “Seva itself is Sadhana.”
Where Seva Becomes Sadhana
Over the years, I experienced moments that no salary, position, or title could ever replace.
One day, the parents of a young boy who was deaf and unable to speak came to us. Their son desperately wanted to study, but he needed a cochlear implant surgery costing eight lakh rupees. Guruji advised us to apply to both the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. After months of effort and follow-up, five lakh rupees were sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, and three lakh rupees from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. The surgery became possible.
The day I heard that little boy speak for the very first time, my heart overflowed with joy. At that moment, I realised something very important: no job in the world could ever give me that level of satisfaction. That single sound — a child’s first word — taught me more about the Divine than any scripture ever could.
Restoring Dignity
Another unforgettable day was when we built a small two-room house for an elderly woman who had nowhere to live. She held my hands, with tears in her eyes, and said:
“You have given me a place where I can die with dignity. Even my own children could not give me a home.”
Her words remain with me even today, and I suspect they always will. Sometimes, what we build is not merely a house. We restore dignity itself.
Education, Reclaimed
Education became another beautiful chapter of this journey. Many children had dropped out of school because poverty had forced them into daily labour. When the Foundation began supporting their education, those same children returned to school, completed their studies, and several went on to become top-performing students in their schools and towns. Watching their dreams come alive again was one of the greatest blessings of my life.
Every single experience strengthened my belief that true spirituality finds its highest, most complete expression through seva.
Kangundi — Where Hills Themselves Seemed to Pray
Among all the places I have worked, Kangundi holds a very special place in my heart. Every day I spent there felt sacred. Standing amidst those majestic hills, I often felt as though Lord Shiva Himself was silently present, watching over us, blessing every effort we made. To me, the hills were never merely part of the landscape — they felt like the living presence of Shiva.
Words cannot fully describe that feeling. Work became worship. Seva became prayer.
A Beautiful Thread
As I look back today, I see a beautiful thread connecting every chapter of my life — from mysterious dreams in my childhood, to spiritual training by Guruji Naushir, to channeling, to seva, to helping people, and finally to serving entire communities. None of it happened by accident. Guruji gave my life direction.
He taught me that spirituality is not merely about meditation or inner experience. Its true purpose is to transform compassion into action — to let seva itself become sadhana.
My Pinni stood beside me throughout this entire journey — with encouragement, patience, love, and unwavering support. She carried her own responsibilities quietly, never once seeking recognition, but making every single step of this path easier for me to walk.
To both of them — Guruji and Pinni — I owe more than words can ever express. If my journey has touched even one life, the credit belongs entirely to Guruji, who showed me the path, and to my Pinni, who walked beside me, faithfully, every single step of the way.
Guruji’s Call: Seva Bhi Sadhana, Seva Hi Snan
Maa Godavari Pushkaralu Model Village of Teeparru, 11 July 2026.
If there is one truth, I wish every reader of this blog to carry away, it is this. For years, I believed, as many sincere seekers do, that spiritual growth meant longer meditations, deeper silence, more disciplined sadhana performed quietly within the walls of a Dhyanmandir. Guruji gently, patiently, corrected that belief in me, one seva at a time.
Seva Bhi Sadhana — seva is itself sadhana. Seva Hi Snan — seva alone is the purifying bath that cleanses us more completely than any ritual bathing ever could.
I have sat in meditation, and I have sat beside a mother waiting for news of her son’s surgery. I have chanted, and I have held the trembling hands of a woman finally given a home to grow old in with dignity. I can tell you, with complete honesty, that both are sadhana — but it is seva that has purified me, shaped me, and helped me grow far more than silent practice alone ever could.
This is Guruji’s call to every member of our TadEkam Family, and I repeat it now with my whole heart:
“Do not wait until your sadhana feels complete before you step forward into seva. Let seva itself become your sadhana. Let it become your snan — the bath that washes away ego, hesitation, and self-concern, and leaves behind only the quiet joy of having served. Whatever your hands can offer today — time, skill, presence, or simply attention — offer it. That offering, more than any other practice, is what will carry you closest to Babaji, to Guruji, and to Swami Dattapadanand Ji.”
Gratitude
Today, when I look back, I feel only one thing — gratitude. Gratitude for the dreams that once confused me. Gratitude for the guidance that gave them meaning. Gratitude for the opportunity to serve. And above all, gratitude for a life that taught me that the greatest joy does not come from what we achieve for ourselves, but from the lives we are blessed to touch through seva.
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Sai Sudha
TadEkam Sevak & Channel of Guruji Naushir
सेवा भी साधना • साधना ही शक्ती • तद् एकम्
Sewa Bhi Sadhna | Sadhna Hi Shakti | Tad Ekam
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