The Voice of Kali

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Dear friends,

I also have a favorite passage from Sister Nivedita's book:

 

"Look for no mercy for thyself and I shall make thee bearer of great

vessels of mercy to others. Accept bravely thine own darkness and thy

lamp shall cheer many. Fulfill gladly the the meanest service, and

leave the high places unsought.

 

Be steadfast in the toil I set thee. Weave well the warp into the

woof. Shrink from no demand that the task makes on thee. Feel no

responsibility. Ask for no reward.

 

Strong fearless, resolute,-- when the sun sets and the game is done,

thou shalt know well, litle one, that I, Kali, the giver of manhood,

the giver of womanhood, and the withholder of victory, am thy Mother."

 

For me this passage brings solace, as it promises nothing beyond that

which is at rock bottom, what is indubitably true.

 

Shaktiprasad