Guest guest Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 The sage Medhas said: The gods' first words [in the Aparajitastuti] are 'Salutations to the Devi.' With this phrase they invoke the Mother in personal form. She promises to rescue from misfortune anyone who calls upon her. Next the gods salute her as the Mahadevi - the great, formless reality of which all forms are her many expressions. Whenever remembered, she is present - and even when not remembered, for she is the ever-present source, sustenance, and underlying reality of all creation. Her every form offers a possible connection, a way to relate to the infinite Divine, and that is what the gods celebrate. The Mahadevi is auspicious by her very nature. Ever abiding in formless, self-luminous perfection, she is pure consciousness. Through her creative power, which is not different from her infinite, blissful being, she sends forth this world. [...] [T]he Mother is simultaneously unmoving and incessantly in motion. [....] When the Mother abides in perfect oneness, she is like an infinite ocean of clear, absolutely still water. When she is active - creating, preserving, and destroying - she is like water in motion. Such water loses its clarity in the swirling currents, bubbles, and froth. Waves rise and fall, and what was formless takes on form. The forms come and go, but water is water whether is remains still or moves. The absolute and its creative power, Shakti, are one and the same. _The Veiling Brilliance_, by Devadatta Kali Page 84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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