Category: Reluctant Hindu
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When God became Goddess
shakti creates, shati destroys, this is from Devi Bhagwatam.
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The flow of emotions.
Bhava ganga, The Devi Bhagawatam, talks of Navadurga each aspect of Durga talking of one quality. On saptami the mother Goddess is worshiped in her form as Ganga. Ganga is also the Bhava Ganga, the flow of emotion that is so torrential and difficult to withhold, once she flows out she leaves us calm and…
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Srisuktam and Akshaya Trithya.
Srisuktam and Akshaya Trithya. The festival of Akshaya Trithya symbolically welcomes abundance into life. This abundance is family focused, and creates richness of relationship, food, and wealth. The Brighu Purana states the worship on Lakshmi on Akshaya Trithya helps to overcome the insecurities that we harbour within us and achieve peace and prosperity. The Phala…
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Divine nourishment
Akshaya Trithiya celebrates abundance. This abundance is personified by DhanyaLakshmi. Food or what is refered to as “Anna” is one of them. The sacred texts say The hymn to Annapurneshwari talks about Anna being pratyeksha maheshwari. The visible divine. For food is the primary need of every living creature in the plant and animal world.…
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Outflow
One thing I really like about the tradition of Devi Bhagavatam or the Shakti cult is the fundamental belief that everything in the universe is energy and since energy is dynamic energy is feminine. Many of us do give, old clothes, and unwanted to things. Some of us even donate money or help others, but…
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creating a hindu
Histography? Is a historian looking at history. When we look at history it is important to know who is telling the story. That is whose point of view are we speaking? History is also how people look at themselves. How did the Indians write their history? They wrote is just the way British wrote it.…
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