The Goddess as the Fire of Consciousness_Thanks for the delicate answer

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Dear Jagbir, Violet, and All,

 

Special thanks for the delicate answer to my question, dear brother!

Your postings on adishakti website completed the answer.

With unconditional love,

Veni

 

 

, " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org wrote:

>

> CHIDAGNI: THE GODDESS AS THE FIRE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

> By Shambhavi Chopra

>

> Ma Kali gently tended the coals of my inner fires, stirring the

> flames of Agni to manifest every magical colour, permeating the

very

> spanda or creative pulsation resonating throughout my being. At an

> innermost level, Agni is the fire of consciousness, Chidagni, the

> awareness of the supreme Brahman, the ultimate Existence in itself.

> Chidjyoti, the `light of consciousness', is the power behind the

mind

> that illumines both sensory objects and our thought patterns,

bathing

> them in the beauty of its eternal radiance.

>

> The universe weaves a divine tapestry of light and energy, which

has

> been tapped by our ancient Rishis and by Native Guides all over the

> world resonating with nature's beatitude. The Seers perceived the

> subtle vibrations, the `aliveness' of light, pervading the

Tanmatras

> or root essences of sight, sound, taste, touch or smell, as well

as

> the inner intuitive perception of one's sixth sense of Being. Our

> mergence into the all pervasive light allows us to experience a

pure

> state of illumination inside and outside, ushering us through the

> gateway of higher consciousness.

>

> Shakti prevails on all levels, from supreme Brahman to the minutest

> living organism. Every light form has its own shakti, from the rays

> of the Sun to the luminescence of Moonlight. Brahma Shakti is chit

> shakti, the power of consciousness existing as one with the Shiva

> principle. Ishvara as the cosmic world is the power or will of God

to

> transform and nourish every living being. All the forces of nature

> represent Shakti, unfolding the goddesses lila or play. Durga's

light

> protects and encircles us with her divine power. Kali is the

> pulsating, stimulating relentless energy.

>

> As the spirit of fire, Agni personifies Jyoti or light as

perception.

> The gift of sight is the power of fire, as seeing is our way of

> cognizing light. The clarity of seeing discloses the essence of

> everything that we observe. Kali is Charunetra, the `Devi with

> beautiful eyes', viewing the entire cosmic play through her fire of

> consciousness. She destroys all illusion in her role as Bhrama-

> nasini, `the one who destroys all confusion', embodying the three

> states of Creation- Preservation -Destruction as Brahma, Vishnu and

> Shiva.

>

> At the altar of sacrifice Kali is Agni, echoing its brilliance,

> hissing its fiery magic yet tending the warmth of its dying embers.

> Fire is a sacrifice unto itself, a sense of mysticism shrouding its

> powers. At the fire altar is placed our own sacrifice of both inner

> and outer natures, holding a deep reverence in its sacrificial act.

>

> Cultivating the fire of awareness on every level enables one to

> experience sheer Ananda or bliss. In the inner Yoga, Agni reflects

> the fiery Kundalini force dwelling in the Muladhara holding all

> deeper earth-like qualities. This `root fire' expresses the power

of

> our aspirations, rising from below and ascending heavenwards.

>

> Our inner fires must be tended to with great care and a gentle

> fanning, to keep their forces moving throughout our being. One must

> prepare the ground for the fire's magnificent ascent through the

> body, mind and soul. There are no shortcuts to higher revelations.

> The search for the illumining light must begin within oneself.

These

> inner stirrings manifest when we quieten all exterior noise,

> silencing all worldly distraction.

>

> When guidance flows from the heart, its purity vanquishes the

> perturbed questionings of a doubting mind. The loving flow of trust

> in the heart's capacity to manifest higher thoughts will create the

> space for sattvic or pure aspiration. The gentle calming of the

soul

> will awaken an inner intelligence, guiding the mind to read the

> subtle nuances of the soul.

>

> Kali opens the doors to the spiritual heart with her blessings. She

> represents the highest flame of the fire which takes us from the

> depths of our being to the most secret chambers of the heart. Hers

is

> the kindling power which ignites the fire to traverse its fiery

path,

> seeking out the blue flame within the spiritual heart.

>

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>

> Hridaya, the spiritual heart, is the creative, unique home of the

all-

> consuming Agni in its purest nature. The tiny flame of the supreme

> Agni rests in the womb of the heart. The heart carries the strains

of

> the entire universe as the ultimate abode of both the Devatas and

the

> soul. Goddess Kali resides in our hridaya, manifesting all time,

> space, aspirations and experiences.

>

> This tiny etheric space perceived within the heart through sadhana

is

> called Hridayaksha, the `heart space' or `dahara akasha', `the

small

> space'. Ma Kali sits enthroned in this diminutive space within the

> heart in the inextinguishable flame of Agni. The vision of the

> universe within it is the eternal Soma offering of endless joy!

> Kali's grace unfolds as Siddhida, `the giver of siddhis', higher

> powers and mystic renderings.

>

> Agni is represented by an upward facing triangle, indicating the

> striving of the soul's aspirations to higher truths. Familiarising

> myself with life's journey, yoked by my sadhana I learned to

nurture

> the fierceness of Agni, sustaining its fiery flame of

concentration,

> awareness, perception, and insight.

>

> Kali's triangular form of Agni was realised through meditation, its

> varying hues and tempestuous heat purifying my lower energies

through

> burning their samskaras, the `subtle impressions of my past

actions'.

> As an upward pointing triangle one seeks her power of speech, the

> very tongue of the Goddess, the tongue of fire! As a downward

> pointing triangle, one experiences her flow of grace, through the

> womb of immortality!

>

> The ageless silence of the ancient Himalayas oriented my mind to a

> gentle flow of Self-inquiry, bringing in its wake a deeper current

of

> inner grace. Waves of Bhakti Yoga or sheer devotion filled my being

> with a sweet Soma, the divine nectar. Surrender to the Divine

> consecrated my life with a surge of blessings, guiding me to

> experience the ecstasy of their spiritual delight.

>

> As Rakta Kali, her currents of blood (rakta) flow through

everything.

> Seeking the flow of blood comprises her deeper nature. There is

> nothing through which her powerful currents do not course; yet her

> aim is not to consume our blood but to direct its course back to

our

> soul, of which she is the mother. It is the very blood of life that

> she brings to us, the prana or cosmic life force supporting the

most

> primal will of all life – to live forever.

>

> The flow of the life force through Kali's grace awakens the Shakti,

> her electrical power, providing us a relentless spiritual energy

for

> our sadhana. Ma Kali's Kriya Shakti, her power of yogic

> transformation, guides us through all the impediments of illusion,

> karma and our limited mindset. Her vibrant energies release a

> lightning force like a sword, cutting through all negativity,

> clearing the path for the ascension of the Kundalini fire.

>

> The fine edge of Kali's sword energizes the celestial weapons of

the

> Devatas, the sadhana of the Yogin and the Prana of all life. Her

> sword is not one of negation; it allows us to envision a reversal,

> revealing the beauty of eternity cutting through each transient

> moment. It strikes at the inertia of ignorance and death in order

to

> release the light within us. Kali's dynamism fans the flame of

> Chidagni within the precincts of the spiritual heart, allowing its

> fire to raise our vibrational levels, creating a sacred space for

the

> blossoming of all our sacred lotuses.

>

> The Dark Goddess graced me with an innate proficiency in using the

> fiery inner flame, raising my energy to higher planes, charring the

> debilitating vulnerability of body and mind, dissolving the shadows

> of darkness into the luminescence of Her spiritual love and Light.

>

> Jai Ma Kali! Jagatadhatri!

> Victory to the Mother as the Support of All the Worlds!

>