Divine Mother refers to the feminine aspect or creative aspect of God. The Bhagavad Gita characterizes Divine Mother (Prakriti) as having two aspects: one is the outward-flowing force that initiates, sustains, and dissolves creation; the other is the inward-pulling force that draws us back to God. The former is termed satanic in the West, while the latter is what many of us would prefer to think of as Divine Mother. But in fact both are Divine Mother.

Spiritual growth is about becoming ever less attuned to (and thus less influenced by the former, and ever more attuned to (and thus more influenced by) the latter.

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God as Divine Mother

Asha Nayaswami

Question from Anonymous: I’m used to thinking of God as the Heavenly Father. The idea of Divine Mother is very new to me. What’s the Divine Mother all about?

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Do I Get Bad Karma for This?

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from Rakesh: Do we incur negative karma even if we hurt someone unintentionally? A woman whom I broke up with has landed with a mental breakdown. She is almost destroyed out of pain. Will I have to face the consequences for this?

Walking Meditation with Divine Mother

To practice interiorization of the mind during normal waking consciousness, try this walking meditation. Walk alone, if possible, during this exercise, for its purpose is to interiorize the mind, not to externalize it in the company of others. At the same time, I am aware that walking meditations are often practiced in a group. Such practice has the advantage of…

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142. Make Me Clean Again, Divine Mother

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Dressed in Thy luster, clean and holy, Thou didst send me out to play. I played—but in darkness, ignorantly; I found myself, therefore, lost in a mire of suffering. I went forth clean, but have come back to Thee all besmirched with the mud of delusion. O Divine Mother, wash me in Thy wisdom: Make me clean again! Next 143.…

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141. I Will Be the Naughty Baby of the Divine Mother

by steve

In the hall of life, decorated with mountains, stormy cataracts, and wild scenery, I have played long. Each time, when, tired of play, I cried for Thee, Thou didst drop down through the skylight of my heart’s craving some new doll of fame, friends, or prosperity to quiet me. This time, Divine Mother, I will play the naughty baby. I…

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Divine Mother vs. Satan

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from J: Hi, I just read in Clarity Magazine that Satan is “the outward flowing creative force which brings creation into manifestation.” What I am confused about is this seems very similar to the way Divine Mother is described, i.e. as AUM, the creative force, nature, the physical cosmos, etc. How could these two be so similar? Is Satan within the Divine…