Thursday, July 19, 2012

Soundarya Lahari - Part 171


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Though we have said that it is the wish of Shiva’ and ‘wish of jIva’ , it is all only the cit-movement of ambaal only. Only when the complete merger has taken place it is ShivaM. So when we say that He takes something into Him, that action itself is Hers only.

I just talked about the highest yoga-experiences that occur in the path of bhakti. Without going into yogic sAdhanA or tAntric sAdhanA, if one follows the bhakti path with the attitude: ‘All this is beyond me, Oh Mother, You are my Refuge., then even the self-pride that ‘I am doing a great sAdhanA’ will not arise. The Mother Herself will lift up even the lowliest and grant him the highest experience.

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