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Navratri: Awaken Your Inner Shakti -

Ancient sages have narrated the union of Shiva with Shakti. Shakti represents primordial cosmic energy responsible for the processes of creation and destruction that occur unceasingly. The foundation of Shiva is the all-pervading Supreme Consciousness, without which even Shakti cannot function. The great sages named this primordial cosmic energy as Devi – the one who creates, preserves and destroys.

The all-pervasive primordial cosmic energy is present even in the human body, where it is referred to as the kundalini, dormant in the mooladhara chakra situated in the subtle body.This is symbolised by a red coloured inverted triangle. As long as this energy remains dormant, human life cannot evolve and attain greater heights.

Yoga, especially raja yoga, chakra yoga, detail the various practices required to awaken this dormant energy. While primordial energy resides in the mooladhara chakra, Shiva resides in the sahasrara chakra at the top of the head. Until and unless a union takes place between Shakti and Shiva, human life lacks spiritual awakening. In most, this union does not occur in their lifetime and they live at a very low level of consciousness.

The transformation that happens in a person’s life when the kundalini gets awakened is phenomenal. It is as though the perishable mortal body metamorphoses into the form of Shiva.

Science differentiates between matter and energy. However, ta**ra regards them as one; matter as gross form of energy and energy as the subtle form of matter. The divine essence of this energy is called Shakti.

One cannot attain spiritual evolution without the presence of Shakti. As long as this energy is not awakened and remains dormant, a human life remains incomplete. If one lives in fear, perpetually seeking sensual gratification, sleep and lethargy despite having a human body, it is then indeed, a low level of existence.

It is for the awakening of this very energy that ancient sages described this spiritual practice and worship for a period of nine days. For all nine days, devotees of Devi observe fasting, perform spiritual practices and rituals and lead a virtuous life.

However these days, Navratri is being observed in an antiquated, traditionalistic and ritualistic way only – people think that it is just about fasting for nine days, eating vegetarian food and abstaining from alcohol. But this is not the essence of Navratri. The mysterious, abstruse significance can only be fathomed by the one for whom the virtuous way of living is not restricted only to Navratri but is adopted for an entire lifetime.

It is perfectly alright to house and worship an idol of Devi Durga. However, as long as you don’t make the effort to awaken the inner primordial cosmic energy, you will be unable to comprehend the profound spiritual significance of Navratri.

Shakti and Shiva are incomplete without each other. This implies that unless the Shakti inherent within you is awakened, until it ascends upwards piercing all chakras and merges with Shiva at the sahasrara, Shakti cannot be the source of bliss and wisdom.

The nine days of Navratri is an opportunity to perform and observe spiritual practices for awakening of Shakti. However if you continue with your entire life’s pursuit being just about sensual gratification and fulfillment of worldly desires, then you haven’t as yet known the essential nature of Devi Durga.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

Developing tolerance is the first step.
Accepting everyone and everything as they are and as it is. For everyone and everything is divine. They are all from the same origin as we are. There is no one else out there who is different from us. They have the same fears and apprehensions and aspirations and dreams that we have. They may be of different caste, colour and religion.

They have taken the same path that we have taken. It is just that they are either ahead or behind us. It is just a matter of time that we catch up with those ahead of us. And it is just a matter of time when those behind us will catch up with us! It is just a matter of time. That is why the divine ones and the ancient ones urge us not to judge others, as we are all on the same journey to the same destination in different clothes. It doesn’t make us lesser or better compared to the other.

हस्ती मिट जाती है आशियाँ बनाने मे,
बहुत मुस्किल होती है अपनो को समझाने मे,
एक पल मे किसी को भुला ना देना,
ज़िंदगी लग जाती है किसी को अपना बनाने मे…
जिंदगी में हर गम को छोड़ देना, ख़ुशी को नहीं,
हर मुश्किल को खो देना, कामयाबी को नहीं,
अगर ज़िन्दगी में कुछ खोना पड़े तो हमें खो देना,
पर अपनी हसी को नहीं…….l

तुझ्या मैत्रिचा जिव्हाळा
म्हणजे माझ्यासाठी जणु उन्हाळ्यातही पावसाळा
तुझी मैत्रि म्हणजे आयुष्याच्या पुस्तकातलं
एखादं जाळीदार पान....
जसंजसं त्याचं आयुष्य वाढत जातं
तसंतसं त्याच्या सुंदरतेला तेज चढत जातं
तुझ्या मैत्रिविना आयुष्य धुसर धुसर वाटेल...
तशी वाट सापडेल जगण्याची...
पण...हातात माझ्या हक्काच असं काही नसेल
मैत्रिचा हा नाजुक धागा दोघांनीही आता सांभाळायला हवा
मैत्रि एक धर्म...यास दोघांनीही पाळायला हवा
येणारे येतात अन जाणारे जातातही... मैत्रि सगळ्यांशीच होत नाही
मैत्रि सहज होवुन जाते ... करायची ठरवली तरी ती करता येत नाही
तुझ्या माझ्या मैत्रिला वय नाही...
म्हणुनच वाटतं...तुझ्या माझ्या मैत्रिला भय नाही
मैत्रिचा ठेवा हा असाच जपुन ठेव
तु हस अन दु:ख तुझी माझ्याआड लपवुन ठेव
उद्या जर नसलोच तुझ्यासोबत तरी माझे शब्द असतील
तू हसत रहा माझ्यासाठी..तुला बघुन माझे शब्दही हसतील
शब्दांनी नाही सांगु शकणार अशी तुझी मैत्रि .................

My Painting.....

तूफानों की ओर घुमा दो नाविक निज पतवार

आज सिन्धु ने विष उगला है
लहरों का यौवन मचला है
आज ह्रदय में और सिन्धु में
साथ उठा है ज्वार

तूफानों की ओर घुमा दो नाविक निज पतवार

लहरों के स्वर में कुछ बोलो
इस अंधड में साहस तोलो
कभी-कभी मिलता जीवन में
तूफानों का प्यार

तूफानों की ओर घुमा दो नाविक निज पतवार

यह असीम, निज सीमा जाने
सागर भी तो यह पहचाने
मिट्टी के पुतले मानव ने
कभी ना मानी हार

तूफानों की ओर घुमा दो नाविक निज पतवार

सागर की अपनी क्षमता है
पर माँझी भी कब थकता है
जब तक साँसों में स्पन्दन है
उसका हाथ नहीं रुकता है
इसके ही बल पर कर डाले
सातों सागर पार

तूफानों की ओर घुमा दो नाविक निज पतवार ।।