Correction/The Goddess

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I made a couple of grammatical corrections and added a few words to clarify my last post.

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Thanks for sharing Linda. The story of Swami Jyoti is very touching

and you tell it from a pure place in your mind and heart and so it

moves us. The word "Jyoti" means light and in the spiritual context

it refers to the inner light, the light of consciousness that is

self-illuminating and illumines everything. The Jyoti or the light of

consciousness is our true Guru. We Are That. It manifests outside as

the Guru, Divine Mother, Teacher, Friend, and Guide. Sri Ramana used

to say that the outer Guru will only tell you to go within, to see

our own inner light as Being. So the Guru is Always Here. Grace is

Always Here. When we open to it suddenly, it is like a flood. When we

open slowly like a flower, it seeps in gradually, and we don't even

notice anything. Perhaps you have heard stories of simple devotees

with their pure love for the Divine Beloved. Seeing the Divine in

all, their heart has grown so big that it embraces all living beings.

For them even huge floods of spiritual experiences seems like gently

falling tear drops in consciousness.

 

Yes, and the faces of the Divine Mother are many and She symbolizes

the infinite forms the energy of consciousness can take. Maha Kali,

Maha Lakshmi, Maha Sarswati, Maheshwari are some of Her

manifestations, ..........Aurbindo has written about the Mother and

the characteristics of Her various faces. Wim (our beautiful and

wonderful resident Boddhisatwa) is familiar with Aurbindo's writings,

I believe. I have never taken much to Sri Aurbindo's philosophy,

although many people find him appealing and evidently have been

helped through his teachings and insights.

 

Love to all

Harsha