A Year Ago Today - Nine Durgas- What great questions!!

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Dear Shiva,

 

Karen, you sure have thought some deep questions. I would like to

add one(not deep just a question). To combine the questions below

and the one about who is "really" Self-Realized and who

only "thinks" they are.

 

Irrespective of whether or not we are "really" Self-Realized, if all

is one, is one not "truly" Self-Realized until all others have

realized their Self's as well? and if one cannot, the next logical

question becomes, what then is the proper course of action?

 

Ram

 

, "Karen" <karenborak@e...> wrote:

> On the forum a year ago today: "nitya_ma" wrote:

>

> Durga Navaratri is approaching, and my mind is more fully with

Durga-

> Ma. I regularly offer Durga puja, and also chant Chandi Pathah;

in

> both texts prayer is made to the Nine Durgas in Chandi Pathah,

this

> is in Devya Kavacham, 3rd through 5th shlokas). My question: My

> understanding is that the nine Durgas--from Goddess of Inspiration

> (Shailaputri) to the Goddess Who Grants Perfection (Siddhidaatri)--

> are the divine processes of our Selves as we approach God through

> our prayer and sadhana. Is this true? Also, are the nine Durgas

a

> cycle, through which we spiral through again and again on our

> eternal journey?