All goddess are one ( A repost )

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essjay1124

 

I do not have a particular Goddess whom I worship. I love them all

though

 

 

devi_bhakta

 

You note, "I do not have a particular Goddess whom I worship. I ove

them all though."

 

So you've come to the right place! All "Goddesses" are in fact One,

but ideally we can cultivate devotion to all of Her diverse and

awesome manifestations.

 

 

essjay1124

 

What do you mean by All goddesses are One?

 

They are all female, but they are different from one another. Rhea,

Cybele, Hera, Isis, Ceres, Eos, Metis, Diana, Athena, Aphrodite,

Persephone and Ariadne are all quite unique individules. No two are

the same. Yes they are all Quite talented at manifesting themselves

in a Variety of Forms and appearaces, But I can tell them apart from

one another. I think They'd get very angry If I told them thy were

all the same. That sounds like something Hades would say, when there

aren't any goddesses around of course. I don't worship any of them. I

just o what they tell me cause I know whats good for me.

 

devi_bhakta

 

Hi essjay ... Your question is, "what do you mean by All goddesses

are One?"

 

Unfortunately, my online time is limited today, so I can't pull

together a comprehensive answer to your question. However, I'll bet

some of our members will be more than happy to answer.

 

Very generally, in Shaktism (and in modern particle physics for that

matter), everything that is, is One. In physics, the One is described

as a vast subatomic energy continuum. In Shaktism, that "continuum"

is said to be the body of Shakti, the Goddess (in fact, the

word "Shakti" is simply Sanskrit for "energy"), and Her consciousness

is Shiva. They are opposite sides of the same coin -- they cannot

exist separately, and nothing exists without them.

 

This scientific-philosophic construct is too vast for mere humans to

experientially comprehend, short of achieving moksha (enlightenment).

And so -- as with the God-centered theologies -- we see the Goddess

mythologized into smaller units that we can (with considerable

effort, and still just barely!) get our heads around. All of the

Goddesses you mention are beautifully gleaming facets of the infinite

Diamond that is Devi (to meet just a few of their Hindu counterparts,

take a stroll through our Photo Albums) – but each taken alone is

plenty vast enough to fully occupy an individual human soul. In

accordance with our nature and temperament, one of them will choose

us as Her devotee, and She becomes the focus of our worship ...

 

But ultimately, She is just our particular portal to the vast

totality that is Devi. One member described the various god and

goddess forms as icons on a computer desktop. In Hinduism, any icon

you click will take you to the same hard drive (Supreme Divine

Reality) -- in Shaktism, our chosen icon is a form of the Goddess.

(The same member went on to add that in Christianity, only the Jesus

icon will get you to the hard drive; in Islam, there are no icons --

it's the MS-DOS of religions!)

 

The point is, however we approach it the Supreme Divine Reality is

the same. It is vast and all-encompassing enough to accommodate

virtually any approach. The thing is not to hop around, but to

choose your approach and stick with it with total faith and

understanding and devotion. This club is a gathering of those who

have chosen the Path of the Goddess.

[Guest guest]

OM Nora and Deva Bhakti

 

"in Islam, there are no icons -- it's the MS-DOS of religions!"

 

Oh, Oh, and then there are disciples such as myself who use

Macintosh and see it as much more intuitive and easier to use

than an MS-DOS system (notwithstanding the fact that reading

email attachments and archived material originating from

MS-DOS sources is difficult if not many times impossible).

 

Paths are many, Truth is One

 

Omprem

 

 

PS Sorry about that last blank message. Either my finger slipped

or I had a senior's moment. Feel free to delele it.