Mother- A synonym for kindness?

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When we were growing up in india, my father always instructed me and

my siblings to touch the feet of our mother on all festive

occasions - in fact, before any major event -like going to appear in

final exams in high school or moving away from home to a college dorm

and when i got 'engazed' (to be married) and then finally leaving for

usa to make it my place of permanent residence.... FATHER always

used to say " you need mother's blessings; she is the one who carried

you in the womb for 9 months." Although i pretended to understand the

sentiment behind this request , i never fully understood it until

some years ago when i became a single parent by a decree of fate , it

is then i realized that it was my mother's blessings that helped me

to cross all the stormy seas ! she was the one who carried me on her

shoulders during my years of struglle.

 

My mother is still alive , over 80 ywears of age, - a pillar of

strength and courage to all my brothers and sisters ! she taught us

so many valuable things over the years just by example- a model of

infinite patience, tolerance, forbearance, compassion, kindness, and

above all 'nurturer and a nourisher.'

 

The Vedas declare "matru devo bhava." Literally translated it

means, "worship your mother as Gos" YES, god can be worshipped as

your own mother or your own mother can be worshipped as god. are they

contradictory? no, not at all. rather, when you learn to worship all

the qualities of 'motherhood' in your own womb mother, you are also

simeltaneously able to transfer the same loving qualities of

motherhood to the form of the goddess. your own mother is the

manifestation of the goddess - in fact all mothers - all women - all

of god's creation are manifestastions of the divine mother...

 

the Devi-mahatmiyam says...

 

Vidyah samastah tava devi bhedah

striyah samastah sakala jagatsu

 

"O DEVI, all types of knowledge are Thine own diverse forms; all

women in the world are thy diverse manifestations."

 

 

when you worship your mother, what do you worship ? her physical

form? ... not really- it is the qualities or the attributes- the

loving tenderness, the compassion, the unconditional love etc...

 

When you learn to worship your own mother as god, it becomes much

easier to worship god/ess as a mother because who is god/ess but

your own mother multipled billion times? Your own mother reaches out

to you with two hands. Our Durga MatA reaches out to you with

hundreds of hands. you are able to rest you head on your own mother's

lap when you want comfort? but how many heads rest on Durga mata's

LAP when they need some reassurance? such is the divine mother's

benevelence!

 

My favorite poet Shakespeare says " Kindness in women , not their

beauteous looks, shall win my love."

 

To all the mothers in this forum i say this- 'cultivate all those

qualities of motherhood you admire in Devi, THE DIVINE MOTHER.

qualities of compassion, kindness, mercy, tenderness , tolerance,

understanding, strenth, self-reliance, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. GRACE, and

above all infinite patience" - these are the attributes of

motherhood - motherhood is synonymous with service- self-less sevice.

True, charity begins at home but it need not end up there- it can

extend beyond the four walls of your house. A concept of universal

motherhood - as mother teresa has taught us... To be aleader is

difficult; to be amother is easy...

 

In India, when i was staying in madras, every morning the milkman

would bring his cow Lakshmi and a calf to our doorstep - right before

our eyes, the milkman used to 'milk' the cow - but before he did

that, he would make the 'calf' feed at the mother's breast - when i

used to ask the milkman why he did that, he wouls smile and reply

"amma, after the feeding the calf, the cow's breats would be

overflowing with milk and it will be easier for me to get a better

supoply of milk for my customers." great logic!!! yes guys, once the

milk starts flowing , it never stops!!!

 

so, let the milk of kindness overflow from your bosom towards one and

all - let the divine mother shine through us all-

 

"so many gods, so many creeds,

so many paths that wind and wind,

while just the art of being *kind*

is all the sad world needs!"

 

folks, wishing you all a wonderful Happy Mother's day!!!!

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OM Adi Shakthi

 

This is one of your more lyrical and heartfelt posts. Thank you for

sharing your life and emotions with us.

 

And a Happy Mother's Day to you as well.

 

OM Namah Sivaya

 

Omprem

 

 

, "adi_shakthi16"

<adi_shakthi16> wrote:

> When we were growing up in india, my father always

instructed me and

> my siblings to touch the feet of our mother on all festive

> occasions - in fact, before any major event -like going to

appear in

> final exams in high school or moving away from home to a

college dorm

> and when i got 'engazed' (to be married) and then finally

leaving for

> usa to make it my place of permanent residence.... FATHER

always

> used to say " you need mother's blessings; she is the one who

carried

> you in the womb for 9 months." Although i pretended to

understand the

> sentiment behind this request , i never fully understood it until

> some years ago when i became a single parent by a decree of

fate , it

> is then i realized that it was my mother's blessings that helped

me

> to cross all the stormy seas ! she was the one who carried me

on her

> shoulders during my years of struglle.

>

> My mother is still alive , over 80 ywears of age, - a pillar of

> strength and courage to all my brothers and sisters ! she

taught us

> so many valuable things over the years just by example- a

model of

> infinite patience, tolerance, forbearance, compassion,

kindness, and

> above all 'nurturer and a nourisher.'

>

> The Vedas declare "matru devo bhava." Literally translated it

> means, "worship your mother as Gos" YES, god can be

worshipped as

> your own mother or your own mother can be worshipped as

god. are they

> contradictory? no, not at all. rather, when you learn to worship

all

> the qualities of 'motherhood' in your own womb mother, you

are also

> simeltaneously able to transfer the same loving qualities of

> motherhood to the form of the goddess. your own mother is the

> manifestation of the goddess - in fact all mothers - all women -

all

> of god's creation are manifestastions of the divine mother...

>

> the Devi-mahatmiyam says...

>

> Vidyah samastah tava devi bhedah

> striyah samastah sakala jagatsu

>

> "O DEVI, all types of knowledge are Thine own diverse forms;

all

> women in the world are thy diverse manifestations."

>

>

> when you worship your mother, what do you worship ? her

physical

> form? ... not really- it is the qualities or the attributes- the

> loving tenderness, the compassion, the unconditional love

etc...

>

> When you learn to worship your own mother as god, it

becomes much

> easier to worship god/ess as a mother because who is

god/ess but

> your own mother multipled billion times? Your own mother

reaches out

> to you with two hands. Our Durga MatA reaches out to you with

> hundreds of hands. you are able to rest you head on your own

mother's

> lap when you want comfort? but how many heads rest on

Durga mata's

> LAP when they need some reassurance? such is the divine

mother's

> benevelence!

>

> My favorite poet Shakespeare says " Kindness in women , not

their

> beauteous looks, shall win my love."

>

> To all the mothers in this forum i say this- 'cultivate all those

> qualities of motherhood you admire in Devi, THE DIVINE

MOTHER.

> qualities of compassion, kindness, mercy, tenderness ,

tolerance,

> understanding, strenth, self-reliance, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

GRACE, and

> above all infinite patience" - these are the attributes of

> motherhood - motherhood is synonymous with service-

self-less sevice.

> True, charity begins at home but it need not end up there- it can

> extend beyond the four walls of your house. A concept of

universal

> motherhood - as mother teresa has taught us... To be aleader

is

> difficult; to be amother is easy...

>

> In India, when i was staying in madras, every morning the

milkman

> would bring his cow Lakshmi and a calf to our doorstep - right

before

> our eyes, the milkman used to 'milk' the cow - but before he did

> that, he would make the 'calf' feed at the mother's breast -

when i

> used to ask the milkman why he did that, he wouls smile and

reply

> "amma, after the feeding the calf, the cow's breats would be

> overflowing with milk and it will be easier for me to get a better

> supoply of milk for my customers." great logic!!! yes guys, once

the

> milk starts flowing , it never stops!!!

>

> so, let the milk of kindness overflow from your bosom towards

one and

> all - let the divine mother shine through us all-

>

> "so many gods, so many creeds,

> so many paths that wind and wind,

> while just the art of being *kind*

> is all the sad world needs!"

>

> folks, wishing you all a wonderful Happy Mother's day!!!!

> overflow