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shankti (jai devi)

Thu Apr 23, 2009, 10:33 PM
Mataji Devi Vanamali of the Vanamali ashram in Rishikesh summarizes the Shakta position as follows:
"In her transcendental aspect she is Prakriti, the form of the absolute Brahman. Therefore, when we worship the Divine Mother, we are not only offering adoration to the supreme in its aspect of motherhood but also adoring the supreme absolute. She is that aspect of the supreme power by whose grace alone we shall ultimately released from the darkness of ignorance and the bondage of maya and taken to the abode of immortal knowledge, immortality, and bliss."[72]

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from Devi-Mahatmya - By you this universe is borne, By you this world is created, Oh Devi, by you it is protected
from Shaktisangama Tantra - Woman is the creator of the universe the universe is her form; woman is the foundation of the world, she is the true form of the body. In woman is the form of all things, of all that lives and moves in the world. There is no jewel rarer than woman, no condition superior to that of a woman.

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Shaktism views the Devi as the source, essence and substance of virtually everything in creation, seen or unseen, including Shiva himself. In the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, a central Shakta scripture, the Devi declares:
"I am Manifest Divinity, Unmanifest Divinity, and Transcendent Divinity. I am Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, as well as Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. I am the Sun and I am the Stars, and I am also the Moon. I am all animals and birds, and I am the outcaste as well, and the thief. I am the low person of dreadful deeds, and the great person of excellent deeds. I am Female, I am Male, and I am Neuter."[11]


to the goddess Kali:
She is "the loving mother who protects her children and whose fierceness guards them. She is outwardly frightening – with dark skin, pointed teeth, and a necklace of skulls – but inwardly beautiful. She can guarantee a good rebirth or great religious insight, and her worship is often communal – especially at festivals, such as Kali Puja and Durga Puja. Worship may involve contemplation of the devotee's union with or love of the goddess, visualization of her form, chanting [of her] mantras, prayer before her image or yantra, and giving [of] offerings."[51]

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The philosophical and devotional underpinning of all such ritual, however, remains a pervasive vision of the Devi as supreme, absolute divinity. As expressed by the nineteenth-century saint Ramakrishna, one of the most influential figures in modern Bengali Shaktism:

"Kali is none other than Brahman. That which is called Brahman is really Kali. She is the Primal Energy. When that Energy remains inactive, I call It Brahman, and when It creates, preserves, or destroys, I call It Shakti or Kali. What you call Brahman I call Kali. Brahman and Kali are not different. They are like fire and its power to burn: if one thinks of fire one must think of its power to burn. If one recognizes Kali one must also recognize Brahman; again, if one recognizes Brahman one must recognize Kali. Brahman and Its Power are identical. It is Brahman whom I address as Shakti or Kali."[52]



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IM HINDU AND THEY TEACH ME THAT THE WORLD IS OUR HEAVEN WHY NOT TO WAIST IT IN WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO =)
I LOVE TO FIGHT LLLLLOOOOOVVEEEEE TTTTOOO FIIIIGGHHHTTT!!!
MY DRUG,MY ECSTASY !!!!...

YEAH BUT I KNOW HOW TO CONTROL MY SELF I LOVE TO MEDITATE AND I WANT TO BECOME A TANTRA GURU I BELIVE SEX IS A SPIRITUAL THING AND A BEAUTIFUL THING. LIVE START BY DOING SEX AND SEX SKILL HELP TO INCREASES YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE BEAUTIFUL GODDESS RADHA AND GOD KRISHNA ETERNAL LOVE.=) THAT WAY I WANNA BECOME A TANTRA GURU TO HELP DOES HOW NEAD IT BECAUSE STRESS HAS KILL RELATIONSHIP[S AND PEOPLE =(
I'M GOING TO TEACH NON SEXUAL AND SEXUAL TANTRA AND OTHER SPIRITUAL ARTS.


I LIIVE IN PUERTO RICO!!
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(woman's from south asia or middle east have beautiful exotic faces and body.
and americans to actually all woman's races no wonder the true form is the goddess.)
ANGER!! IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE STAGE OF FELING.

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