Namaste,
I wanted to share an experience, one in which I have been reminded
that the ego and the mind conspire so quickly and easily to tangle
one's path.. and that only by surrendering to Maa will Her blessing manifest,
and some clarity be restored/given to me.
It is perhaps a simple and small worldly thing, no full moon shining during
the time of the new, or severed head restored to a body- but this was part
of Maa's lesson for me- to remember Her need not be some grandiose
or ostentatious affair to be conducted only when many are watching, but
better to remember Her always in those small thoughts, small words, and
small deeds that make up day-to-day life.. for it is these that occupy the
majority of time and energy spent in this body.
But- to relate the story: without going into a level of detail that might
cause Satay unease, stress concerning my place of residence was resolved
in a most unexpected and positive way; and it was only after this
occurred that I remembered placing a set of keys before my murti of Maa,
and not having been sure why I felt compelled to do so, since at that
time of doing so, I was not consciously thinking of the issue, or asking for
Her help in it.. a sense of awe and wonder may be found in the ordinary
as well as the extraordinary, and I am grateful to be reminded that Devi and
Her blessing are truly everywhere; my blindness does not indicate Her
absence.
Just as the tiny Mushika is Lord Ganesha's vahana, so I have seen that
"small" and "petty" are two very separate things.. a sharp blade does not
come about by one stroke of the whetstone!
JAI MATA DI
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