Devi Mahatmyam

[Guest guest]

Dear baba:

 

Thanks for your note. You know, Adi got very upset

with me for my post, which she took as disparaging

Swami Satyananda's work. She pointed out that she --

and you too -- were great admirers of the swami, and I

do apologize if my assessment of his translation came

off as unduly critical.

 

Obviously, that was not my intention. What I had hoped

to convey was that there were several translations out

there, but no "right" one for everybody -- the only

reliable test is what a given version does for your

sadhana.

 

I personally found Chandi Path confusing and

difficult, and Coburn clear and inspiring -- but

that's my particular mindset. For someone else,

Coburn's take may be the absolute pits, and

Satyananda's a key the opens new doors into the

totality that is Devi.

 

As for the bottom line, I couldn't state any clearer

than you already have: "The more versions you read the

better you are able to understand."

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

 

 

 

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