NOTES Jai Gurudev! A Garland of Bhajans to H. H. Sri Swami Satchidanandaji Maharaj Jai means “victory,” “Guru,” the remover of darkness,” and “dev,” the Divine. So, Jai Gurudev! is an invocation for the greatest victory that can be won—the triumph of the light of knowledge over the darkness of ignorance by the grace of the True Guru or God. The simplest, easiest, and safest spiritual practice we can do is to be in the Presence of the Satguru. By listening to and chanting along with Jai Gurudev! with one-pointed devotion, the devotee is effortlessly transported to the Holy Feet of the Satguru. And in that Presence, the Love, Grace and Blessings that flow from communion with a Perfected One, will quicken our spiritual progress. From time immemorial Satgurus have been founts of love and wisdom quenching the thirst of sincere seekers. The ancient Hindu scriptures say that invoking the blessings of one’s Guru draws His or Her grace through a...