NAVARATRI 26.march

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..O Mother Durga!<br>From age to age, in life

after life,<br>We come down into the human body,<br>To

do Thy work and return to the Home of

Delight.<br>Now too we are born, dedicated to Thy

work.<br>Listen, O Mother, descend upon Earth,<br>Come to our

help!<br><br>O Mother Durga!<br>We are Thy children,<br>Through

Thy grace, By Thy influence<br>May we become fit for

the great work, for the great Ideal.<br>Mother,

destroy our smallness, our selfishness, our

fear.<br><br>SRI AUROBINDO<br><br>SAI BABA :<br><br>Saraswati is

manifest in man as the power of speech (vaak). Durga is

present in the form of dynamism. Lakshmi is manifest in

the form of will power. The body indicates purposeful

action (kriya shakthi). The mind is the repository of

will power (ichchaa shakthi). The Aathma is the power

of discernment (jnaana shakthi). Purposeful action

comes from the body, which is material. The power that

activates the inert body and makes it vibrant is will

power. The power that induces the vibrations of will

power is the power of discernment (jnaana shakthi),

which causes radiation of energy. These three potencies

are represented by the mantra, Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvaha.

Bhur represents the earth (bhuloka). Bhuvah represents

the life force, conscience in man. Suvaha represents

the power of radiation. All three are present in man.

Thus, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati dwell in the human

heart. <br><br>What should do during these ten days of

the Navarathri festival? Convert your will power

(ichchaa shakthi) into a yearning for God. Convert

purposeful action (kriya shakthi) into a force for doing

Divine actions. Convert your power of discernment

(jnaana shakthi) into the Divine Itself. <br><br>

<br><br>the Navarathri festival is observed by contemplating

on God for ten days, cleansing one's self of all

impurities, in order to experience the divinity within. The

penultimate day of the festival is dedicated to what is

termed "worship of weapons (aayudha puja). The weapons

to be worshipped are the divine powers in man. When

the divine is worshipped in this way, one is bound to

progress spiritually. <br><br>----<br>HAPPY

CELEBRATION,<br>AINSOPH_00