Thank you, Jayanti. This is exactly what I needed to hear on this issue. It explains everything and the purpose of everything I was trying to understand.
I did not know the quote that Mother "was left behind", which she was, and that explains that too.
There is a purpose for everything, it seems.
Sister Jayanti Said: "Now, here is where it becomes very interesting. Brahman is absolute. Brahman never incarnates. Out of the creative power of Shakti (also known as Maya) comes Iswara, the personal God: The Lord. It is this Lord aspect, "born" from Maya, which incarnates.
"Once we are in the realm of creation, this understanding of the dual Divine aspects repeats in the concept of Divine Consorts. Shiva and Kali, Krishna and Radha, Rama and Sita, each representing the duel aspect of Divinity"
Comment: Very well said.
Sri Ramakrishna said something very similiar:
"The jnAnis, who adhere to the non-dualistic philosophy of
VedAnta, say that the acts of creation, preservation and
destruction, the universe itself and all its living beings,
are the manifestation of Shakti, the Divine Power.
If you reason it out, you will realize that all these
are as illusory as a dream. Brahman alone is the Reality,
and all else is unreal. Even this very Shakti is unsubstantial,
like a dream."
"Though you reason all your life, unless you are established
in SamAdhi, you cannot do beyond the jurisdiction of Shakti.
Even when you say, 'I am meditating', or 'I am contemplating',
still you are moving in the realm of Shakti, within It's power."
"He who is attributeless also has attributes.
He who is Brahman is also Shakti. When thought of as inactive,
He is called Brahman, and when thought of as Creator, Preserver,
and Destroyer, He is called the Primordial Energy, kAli."
"Brahman and Shakti are identical, like fire and its power to burn.
When we talk of fire we automatically mean also its power to burn.
Again, the fire's power to burn implies the fire itself.
If you accept the one you must accept the other."
Please allow me to wish every success to Rosemary,
on her plan to embark upon a program of meditation
and study of the Holy Scriptures.
