The Let It Go Box: A Sacred Space for Your Healing

I’ve always believed that some of the most profound healing happens not in grand gestures, but in quiet moments of surrender. When I heard about the Let It Go Box initiative launched by Didi Krishna at the Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune on July 11^th, something stirred within me—the same feeling I used to get whenever I was in Dada’s presence.

The concept is beautifully simple. A drop box sits at the Mission Centre at Pune, waiting to receive our burdens. Anyone can insert a note, releasing whatever weighs them down. Didi Krishna dropped the very first note in the box and it carried Dada’s own words: “I Forgive All. I Love All.” What an apt beginning!

Taking the First Step

What moves me most about this initiative is how it captures the essence of Dada’s teaching about forgiveness. Forgiveness is not reserved for saints and sages, he would remind us. He said, “Forgiveness sets us free. It allows us to be freed from the grievances, penalties, and shackles of past mistakes. It heals the one who forgives—and the one who is forgiven.” Thus, forgiveness is a great way of putting the past behind you and the Let It Go Box makes this easy for everyone to do, no matter where they are on their life path.

Dada outlined four stages of forgiveness: hurt, hate, healing, and coming together. The box becomes a bridge between the first two stages and the last two. When we write down our pain and drop it into that sacred space, we’re taking the first step toward healing. We’re choosing to release rather than hold on.

Collective Healing

When we forgive, we don’t just heal ourselves—we also heal the world around us. Dada lived this truth—he saw the divine in everyone. And this wasn’t naive optimism; it was the hardest spiritual practice of all but Dada epitomized it.

What strikes me about this initiative is how it honors our need for privacy as well as our desire for connection. Every note, even if anonymous, helps release the person’s pain and allows it to become part of a powerful collective healing.

That is why the Let It Go Box represents something larger than individual healing. The peace that comes from forgiveness doesn’t stay contained within us—it ripples outward, touching everyone we encounter. The box is also a reminder that forgiveness can be contagious because when one person releases their burden, it inspires others around them to do the same.

A Living Legacy

The first Let It Go note with Dada’s loving words are a great reminder of how his teachings continue to heal hearts. The Let It Go Box isn’t just a memorial to his wisdom; it’s a living expression of his love. In his words, we should spring clean our minds, throwing out the “joy-killers” of resentment, envy, and malice. Maybe we can think of the Box like a spiritual recycling center—we deposit our negative emotions and, in return, we receive peace.

Dada used to say that when a thought of hatred enters the mind, we must stamp it out at once! Extinguish it! And replace it consciously with a thought of love and goodwill. The box provides a tangible way to do exactly this. Isn’t that wonderful?

Forgiveness is the noblest virtue, Dada believed. It’s also a choice we make every day—either to love or hate, to punish or pardon, to heal or hurt. Forgiveness and love are really two sides of the same coin. As Mahatma Gandhi said, and Dada wholeheartedly agreed, love is the strongest force in the world.

It takes incredible strength to surrender, to forgive, to love despite being hurt. Yet, this strength lies dormant in each of us, waiting to be awakened. The Let It Go box is a gentle nudge that reminds us to exercise our inner strength to always choose love over hatred and resentment.

I Invite You to Try the Let It Go Box

If you find yourself in Pune, I encourage you to visit the Sadhu Vaswani Mission and try the Let It Go Box. Write down whatever you need to release and then deposit it into the box. Allow Dada’s presence in that sacred space to remind you that forgiveness is possible, that healing is your birthright, and that love is your true nature.

If you’re not in Pune or can’t visit the SVM center, you can still participate in this healing because the Let It Go Box is as much a state of mind as it is a physical space. Right now, as you are reading this, create your own mental surrender ritual. Think of that grudge you’ve been nursing. Consider the hurt that keeps throbbing within you. Now imagine what would it feel like to release that burden? You could write it down on a piece of paper and ceremonially set it free—burn it, bury it, or simply tear it up. The act of physical release often mirrors the inner letting go we seek. Just try it and you will come to see that only love is real. Hold onto it, and let everything else go.

The Let It Go Box is located at the Sadhu Vaswani Mission Centre in Pune and is open to all visitors. For more information about the Moment of Calm and other initiatives, visit sadhuvaswani.org.

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