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Spiritual Significance of Maa Durga | True Meaning of Maa Durga


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Maa Durga means the one who’s victorious over Durgun i.e., weaknesses… And is shown:

  • Killing demons (like Mahishasura)… Denoting becoming victorious over the weaknesses & devilish sanskars within
  • With 8 arms… Denoting a soul full of the 8 powers (since arms denote strength)
  • With weapons in hands… Denoting the weapons of spiritual knowledge & meditation:
    • Swa-darshan chakra… Which means looking (darshan) at the self (Swa), what I need to do rather than what others need to do… This protects us from numerous negative emotions
    • Sword 🗡️… To cut old bondages of sorrow in a second i.e., by creating just one powerful thought!
    • Trishul… Which contains 3 sharp edges.. Hence denoting a soul knowledgeful of the 3 aspects of time.. In particular, the awareness I was completely pure & divine in Satyuga, & now God’s come to once again make me 100% pure & divine! 
    • Bow & arrow 🏹… Denoting having complete focus on our aim (of maintaining an elevated state of mind always!)
    • Mace… Denoting the power of determination
    • Conch… Denoting sharing God’s spiritual knowledge with all in a grand manner.. And sharing knowledge with others, actually makes our understanding more refined… Hence helping us become victorious over weaknesses
    • Flame 🔥… Denoting remaining in the awareness of being a soul (which is a tiny point of light, similar in form to the flame!)
  • Sitting on a lion… Denoting being absolutely fearless, victorious over all situations & even the 5 elements of nature

Conclusion (Spiritual Significance of Maa Durga)

Hence today, let’s use the weapons of spiritual knowledge & meditation, to become victorious over the weaknesses within, hence experience a life of peace love & joy always!

Om Shanti!

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Today, let’s understand the spiritual significance of Shiv Shaktis!

Spiritual Significance of Shiv Shaktis

At a basic level, a soul (i.e., Shakti) who connects to the Supreme (i.e., Shiv) can be called a Shiv Shakti

At a slightly deeper level, Shiv Shakti means that soul who has taken so much Shakti (power) from Shiv (the Supreme Soul), that they’ve become an embodiment of power themselves (Shakti Svarupa)

Hence, it becomes very easy for such souls to finish all weaknesses within… Hence, some Shiv Shaktis (like Maa Durga & Maa Kali) are shown killing demons… But this just means finishing the weaknesses within!

And the power we receive from the Supreme, when expressed in practical life, can be classified into 8 different powers … Hence, some Shiv Shaktis are shown with 8 hands (since arms denote strength i.e., power) … But this just denotes a soul full of the 8 powers (& each power is also represented by a specific Shiv Shakti, which we shall explore in detail in the coming days):

Hence, when a soul starts remaining in the constant experience of peace, love & joy… He/She automatically keeps benefitting, purifying & illuminating the lives of everyone around at every step … Hence, becoming a soul truly worthy of worship! 

There’re some more wonderful features of the Shiv Shaktis… Since they’re shown:

  • As Kumaris, yet referred as Mother… Hence, denoting the pure virtue of nurturing & sustaining everyone around with a lot of love, which everyone of us have!
  • As Mother (i.e., loving, caring, etc) as well as Shakti (i.e., strong, powerful, etc)…  Hence, representing a wonderful balance between love & law, which creates wonders in practical life!
  • Some Shiv Shaktis are shown with sindur on their forehead… Hence denoting being married (i.e., devoted & committed) to one God & none else… Hence, they can remain full of all powers (due to being constantly connected to the Supreme!)
  • Although there’re many Shiv Shaktis, it’s said they’re actually all one… Hence, denoting that all the powers denoted by these Shiv Shaktis are present in one soul i.e., in every soul!

Conclusion (Spiritual Significance of Shiv Shaktis)

Hence today, let’s remain in the awareness of being a Shiv Shakti (i.e., a Shakti constantly connected with Shiv!), to remain full of divine virtues & powers… And then, even if past sanskars of waste thoughts emerge, let’s resolve them using the weapons of spiritual knowledge, to get stabilised in our elevated self-respect once again… Hence, this keeps generating power within the soul, allowing us to remain in the constant experience of peace love & joy, thereby also serving everyone around at every step… Thus, becoming instrumental in bringing the divine land Satyuga once again!

Om Shanti!

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‘Spiritual Significance of Navratri’ series

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It gives me great joy to launch a brand new series ‘Spiritual Significance of Navratri’, which consists of 19 very short posts on the different aspects of Navratri & the various Shiv Shaktis.

Please find the full list of topics covered in this series below:

List of Topics (‘Spiritual Significance of Navratri’ series) 

Spiritual Significance of:

Navratri, Shiv Shaktis & Dussehra
Spiritual Significance of Maa Durga | True Meaning of Maa Durga imageMaa Durga Spiritual Significance of Ambe Maa imageAmbe Maa
Spiritual Significance of Maa Saraswati | True Meaning of Maa Saraswati imageMaa Saraswati Spiritual Significance of Santoshi Maa | True Meaning of Santoshi Maa imageSantoshi Maa
Spiritual Significance of Maa Kali | True Meaning of Maa Kali imageMaa Kali Spiritual Significance of Maa Parvati | True Meaning of Maa Parvati imageMaa Parvati
Spiritual Significance of Gayatri Mata | True Meaning of Gayatri Mata imageGayatri Mata Spiritual Significance of Goddess Lakshmi | True Meaning of Goddess Lakshmi imageGoddess Lakshmi
Spiritual Significance of Jwala Devi | True Meaning of Jwala Devi imageJwala Devi Spiritual Significance of Mata Naina Devi | True Meaning of Mata Naina Devi temple (mandir) imageNaina Devi
Spiritual Significance of Khodiyar Maa | True Meaning of Khodiyar Maa photoKhodiyar Maa Spiritual Significance of Sheetla Mata | True Meaning of Sheetla Mata photoSheetla Mata
Spiritual Significance of Chamunda Maa photoChamunda Maa Spiritual Significance of Bahuchar Maa photoBahuchar Maa
Spiritual Significance of Kuldevi & Kuldevtas | True Meaning of Kuldevi & Kuldevtas - Photo of Ashapura MataKuldevis Celebrating Navratri Always | Happy Navratri Festival Special Wishes imageConclusion
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Concluding Thoughts | How to be Positive Always

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Note: This is the last post of the ‘Positive Thinking‘ series

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We have looked at various ways to think positive… Like enhancing self respect, having gratitude, looking at virtues, giving good wishes, etc… Then, keeping attention on our thoughts & overcoming guilt, hurry, jealousy, anger… And finally, dealing with the past, situations, people (and forgive & forget)

Most importantly, we have seen & experienced that daily listening to spiritual knowledge & meditation are THE only techniques to keep thinking positive throughout the day & throughout life.

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And, the most elevated source of information is God’s direct elevated versions (called Murli, which we listen to daily, & is different everyday!)…. Hence while concluding this series, would highly recommend you to do the free 7 day Rajyoga Meditation Course once (at your nearest Brahma Kumaris Centre), and then attend Murli class regularly for atleast a month… You’ll then be easily able to decide on the best future course of action, & become a regular student!

Making meditation easy!

We’ve seen meditation means creating a series of elevated thoughts. However, since the nature of the mind is it requires newness, if we create the same thoughts daily in meditation, it’ll get bored. Hence, need access to a regular source of new high-quality thoughts to create in meditation, and the best source is the Murli!

Meditation also becomes easy in the very pure environment of the Centre. The resulting easy & powerful experiences we get at the Centre then make our meditation at home powerful too, enabling us to create an equally powerful environment at home too!

Best wishes!

Hope you enjoyed the series ‘Positive Thinking‘!

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There’re many activities which don’t require the mind at all (during which we can easily pop in our headphones & listen to a spiritual session!)… Like:

  • Travel Time
  • Eating food, cooking food
  • Getting ready in the morning
  • Walking from one place to another 

In addition, we have lots of time on weekends & holidays (like today!)

And compared to the time given, we save much much more time during the day (Like investing Rs. 100 & getting back Rs. 1,000!)… Because:

  • Our efficiency increases, due to the increased energy within!
  • Concentration improves (due to less waste thoughts), enabling us to do more in less time
  • Sleep quality improves, hence we require less hours of sleep

Thus it’s all about priorities, rather than time. Hence, let’s make the intelligent decision of giving priority to empowering our mind (even if for just 15-20 minutes daily), which makes all other aspects of our life very simple, easy & natural!

Best wishes!

Note: If you’re free for yourself today, check out my specially created playlist of the latest sessions by Sister Shivani… You may listen to any topic you like!

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Jealousy is an emotion which creeps in very subtly… Hence, let’s protect from it, by remembering the following thoughts:

  • I’m actually getting jealous of success, not the other person… Hence, success will never come to me!
  • Everyone’s specialities are different, hence I might have some specialities they don’t have
  • What good they’ve got is an accurate return of their past karma, they fully deserve it!
  • Let me focus instead on the specialities I’ve got, & make they grow!
  • Jealousy is a fire which burns us from within, leads to many killer diseases, & prevents us using our gifts & talents

Hence, even if a thought of jealousy comes, let’s instantly finish it by emerging the virtue of contentment… And since contentment’s the king of all virtues, it automatically leads to all other virtues, hence we remain full of true peace, love & joy!

Best of luck!

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Accepting People’s Behaviour

One of the major causes of sorrow today is people’s words & behaviour. Hence let’s overcome this, by creating thoughts like:

  • They must have had a bad day, it’s not their fault
  • They’re in more pain
  • What they said was outside, but what goes on inside me (i.e., my thoughts & feelings) is entirely my creation & choice
  • I can protect myself from their influence, they can’t!
  • Let me share peace & love with them, through my stability & peace
  • They’re not saying to me, just reflecting their inner disturbed state of mind
  • I don’t want the situation to escalate… Hence, I withdraw since a clap 👏 requires both hands (i.e., a conflict requires both!)

Conclusion (Accepting People’s Behaviour)

Hence let’s shift from influence & blame, to stability & support… Thus creating a life of peace, love & harmony!

Best wishes!

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Forgive and Forget

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Forgive and Forget

Forgiveness becomes natural, when we remember:

  • By forgiving, we’re freeing ourselves from a lot of pain. Hence, we’re actually forgiving ourselves, not them!
  • Forgiveness is a virtue of the great, an ornament of the brave
  • It was my past karmic account which is now over, but if I remain in pain I’m recreating a similar-quality karmic account again!
  • Related Post: Letting go of the Past

Forgetting becomes natural, when:

  • We forgive with a true heart
  • We make proper plans to protect from being cheated again
  • We practice meditation, which shifts our frequency much higher above waste memories
  • We involve ourselves in activities of spiritually serving others

Hence let’s forgive and forget, to free ourselves from pain, & experience true peace. Indeed, let’s move on to experience the golden opportunities that life is constantly offering to us!

Best of Luck!

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Facing Difficult Situations | How to deal with Situations

Although many of us are facing big situations today, there’re some thoughts 💭 which make it much easier to face situations… Like:

  • Situations are outside, they can’t get inside me
  • I’m more powerful than the situation
  • It’s an examination paper 📄, which has come to advance my grade
  • Situations come to make us strong, experienced & to show us our true inner potential
  • If I cross this situation with stability, I’ll be able to inspire & help several others to cross with stability too
  • This situation is small, many others are facing much bigger challenges
  • Even if mountain-like ⛰️ situations come, I the spiritual bird 🐦 will fly over them with grace! 
  • Situations are lifeless… Only by thinking over them extra, they increase in size
  • Situations are just the creation of a weak mind… Hence, let’s empower ourselves, to finish half the situations there itself!

Conclusion (Facing Difficult Situations | How to deal with Situations)

Hence in essence, let’s make ourselves bigger & the situation smaller, thus enabling us to infact use situations for enhancing our progress, hence transforming the negative situation into an illustrious future!

Best wishes!

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