Sivananda

THE PATH BEYOND SORROW

Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine

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Radiant Immortal Atman! Glory be to the Divine. May the Grace of the Lord bring peace to the whole world and happiness and welfare unto all mankind.

The ancient Vedic way of life, termed the Sanathan Dharma, and known generally to the Western world by the name Hinduism, gives as the supreme objective in life, eternal freedom from the shackles of earthly bondage and death through Divine Experience or God-realisation. This state of spiritual emancipation and eternal blessedness is termed Moksha or Kaivalya. This is a state of absolute felicity and eternal satisfaction, characterized by cessation of all pain and suffering and attainment of supreme bliss. You go beyond birth and death.

Indicating also the ideal and desirable pattern of life, favourable and conducive to the attainment of this supreme objective, Sanathan Dharma mentions three other objectives besides Moksha. They are, first of all, Dharma or righteousness of conduct; secondly, the endeavour to obtain the normal necessities of life without contravening the dictates of Dharma; and thirdly, the fulfilment of your legitimate personal (not selfish) desires in life arising out of the various duties that confront you and which you are called upon to fulfil. Here too, these desires are not to be contrary to the dictates of Dharma. Thus, it has to be noted that Dharma reigns supreme in this earnest process of attaining Moksha. A true Sanathani, therefore, must necessarily adhere to Dharma under all conditions and in every circumstance. A true Sanathani Hindu is he who never for a moment forgets the supreme divine goal of his life, and ever remembering it, bases his entire life upon the principle of Dharma or righteousness.

Now, the ultimate goal or Moksha through Divine Realization being the main objective before the true Sanathani Hindu, this ancient religion very clearly defines the practical means or methods of attaining it. Numerous means and techniques have been shown; but no matter how numerous and apparently different, they may yet be summed up by one single term, namely, “worship”. God is attainable through worship which draws forth the Grace of the Divine. Worship implies drawing near to God. It covers within its range all forms and types of worship, from the crudest stone or totem worship of the forest-dwelling tribes to the highest state of deep spiritual trance or Samadhi, where in a state of superconsciousness, the seeker directly worships the Deity without the media of the mind and the senses. Worship implies duality of the worshipper and the worshipped. The concept of the personal God has a direct relevance to this approach by worship. It is precisely in this context that we perceive the genesis of Mother worship, or in other words, the worship of God as the Universal Mother Divine.

Next: Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, 1.The Genesis of Mother Worship

Energy Enhancement Enlightened Texts Sri Swami Sivananda The Path Beyond Sorrow

Chapter 8

Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine
Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, Radiant Immortal Atman! Glory be to the Divine. May the Grace of the Lord bring peace to the whole world and happiness and welfare unto all mankind. The ancient Vedic way of life, termed the Sanathan Dharma, and known generally to the Western world by the name Hinduism, gives as the supreme objective in life, eternal freedom from the shackles of earthly bondage and death through Divine Experience or God-realisation. This state of spiritual emancipation and eternal blessedness is termed Moksha or Kaivalya. This is a state of absolute felicity and eternal satisfaction, characterized by cessation of all pain and suffering and attainment of supreme bliss. You go beyond birth and death at energyenhancement.org
Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, 1.The Genesis of Mother Worship
Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, 1.The Genesis of Mother Worship, God as the Universal Mother has a special appeal to man due to numerous reasons. Firstly, the mother is the earliest recognizable friend of the infant human being; she is the supreme wish-fulfiller of the individual and, at a certain stage, the all-in-all. Secondly, of all human relationships on earth, the sweetest and the most loving is this relationship of one with ones mother. Thirdly, the father image is always associated with sternness and discipline; whereas, the mother image is that of spontaneous love, compassion, protective tenderness and care, forbearance and forgiveness too. No wonder then that erring man is naturally drawn into this approach to the Supreme Being as the Mother Divine rather than as the Universal Father. Seeking comforts, solace and forgiveness, man turns to the Mother rather than to the Father. Stern justice is more likely to stem from the latter, whereas solicitude, forgiveness and love would be expected from the Mother. Thus, down the ages, man has evolved this approach to the Supreme Deity in Its aspect as the Cosmic Mother through the time-honoured tradition of Mother worship at energyenhancement.org
Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, 2.Distinctive Forms of Mother Worship
Sri Swami Sivananda, The Path Beyond Sorrow Chapter 8: Worship Of God As Mother Divine, 2.Distinctive Forms of Mother Worship, Worship of the Mother, as it presently prevails within the Hindu religious world, is to be found in three or four distinctive forms. Certain sections of the Shaktas devote themselves to the worship of the Mother according to methods laid down in the Shakta Tantras. This is a highly technical mode of worship entailing specific ritual into which one must be initiated as per Shakta tradition at energyenhancement.org

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