Sangkamalayan Circle has long been a group under the loving care of GuruMaa Annai Shree Kriyalakshmi Deviyar.

Following her teaching about compassion and love, deeply rooted in spirituality, our group strives to help the needy in ways that we can, like donating money for medicines and feeding the hungry, particularly the homeless and children.

But this time, one of our co-founders tried something new.

A writer and poet at heart, our beloved Bro. Noel Sales Barcelona, a parapsychologist and mystic, has written something interesting. It is an e-book about GuruMaa’s wisdom, evidenced by her short posts on Facebook.

Titled “And the Mother Speaks,” this e-book is a collection of short meditative essays about GuruMaa’s spiritual teachings, which he juxtaposed with his knowledge of Buddhism and Christian mysticism.

According to Mataji Villareal, who wrote the foreword for the book:

In this book, Noel does more than repeat Gurumaa’s teachings. He listens deeply to them, intuits their hidden meanings, and unpacks them with a sensitivity that can only arise from one who has lived through the struggle and grace of the spiritual path. His commentary is not a scholarly exegesis but a contemplative weaving—he allows the words of Gurumaa to resonate within him, to descend into his prayer, and to return as fresh insight, expressed in his own voice.

However, one must note that this e-book was produced and published not as a “manual” about GuruMaa’s teachings, but as a form of his “devotion” to the teachings of the Guru whom he never met personally, although virtually.

In his prologue, Bro. Noel wrote:

However, one must note that the contents of this small literature came from my thoughts, my realizations, during an attempt to understand the words of GuruMaa, whom I never met, nuggets of wisdom posted on the Facebook page dedicated to Her cause: Educating the young, feeding the hungry, providing healthcare for those who cannot afford it, and learning the ancient ways of the great sages and gurus of Bharat, the ancient India, a sacred civilization that withstood the tests of time. This book contains a few of her well-received quotes gathered by her devotee and my beloved friend, Rosa Rowena L. Conlu. (Although I used the quotes not in a sequence, or the date that GuruMaa’s team posted on Facebook.)

On the other hand, Sangkamalayan Circle Interim President Rosa Rowena L. Conlu said about the book:

When I first read Dada Noel Barcelona’s book, I instantly felt his excitement for this offering and his deep love and devotion for GuruMaa. Dada reveals in his writing Maa as a sweet human mother, with a radiant strength and loving protection, and discipline for her devotees and anyone who comes to her. The book reminded me of what Maa said to me the first time I met her…” Maa is there, why worry? She lovingly assured me that a mother’s love is enough. She will provide every child with the wisdom, love, care, and support that they need. Thank you, Dada, for this great, blessed work you have offered to Maa’s feet.

You can download a copy of the book here: