Transcript of 4th day of Durga Puja, 1st day of Mother Laksmi
In the Jewish religion, the day of atonement is Yom Kippur and
all the sins are taken from the person on that holy day. In Catholicism, one goes to church and drinks of the blood of Christ and takes of His body. Here you have the 10 days of the Mother, and the Mothers are honored. It is also a time of renewal, of joy, of getting rid of what you do not need. The rice represents all our sorrows, all our pain, all our past karmas and all karmas, sometimes, of the future. This is our life. We do not have a religion, we have a philosophy. The only religion that we DO have is kindness, for our lives are dedicated to service. When we throw the rice into the fire and we say “Swaha”, we are honoring the fire and the greatest of puja. And the smokes goes up to the Goddess Dhumavati, who also takes the karma.
This is the time to learn how to do puja. This is the time to learn how to worship the Gods, worship the Goddesses. This is a time to put yourself in the arms and heart of the Christ and His Mother Mary. This is the time to become very grateful For all ways are the ways of Truth There is no one way that is perfect The only perfect religion there is Kindness A kindness we must all have.
These 10 nights of the Mother are very special to us here, at
Kashi. People are here from all over the world. We become as family, we become as a unit. However you believe, whomever you believe in, even if you do not believe in God, then you must believe in kindness and helping others. For if you do not help another human being, what for are you on this Earth?
I was invited to speak at president Carter’s conference in October. What will I speak on? Kindness, of course, kindness. The Dali Lama calls me a woman of Compassion. That is not my title. I am simply a woman who loves God passionately. And that passion slides and slips out of my heart to embrace all of you. Blessed is this Kashi of Annapurna. Blessed is Shiva. Blessed is Kashi. Thrice Blessed oh blissful Divine Mother. The Ganga flows here… Kashi stands on Shiva’s Trident… None starve here, such is the blessing of Annapurna and yet Ram Prasad says, “Starve and crave for the blessed Feet of the Divine Mother.” “Feed everyone”, said our Baba, Lord Hanumanji, for indeed, He is the Monkey. I go into my Hanuman’s Temple, I do not see the Monkey, I see Neem Karoli Baba, for He is the Guru of Gurus. He always was and always will be. “Feed everyone, feed everyone” And so, indeed, I do. With spirituality and food. May God bless you all. Namaste
Thank you Kashi Ma