where i got my creative outpouring from

"The significance of Mother worship to a real sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) is to feel that he and his universe are nothing but media for the manifestation of one all-pervading Power - the Power of God (Maya), the Power that is one with God. Not merely to understand intellectually, but to realize in each and every one of his cells that he lives and moves and has his being in the divine Power that is both immanent and transcendent. All spiritual endeavors of a true devotee of Shakti aim at the realization that his self, including his body, mind and spirit, is an instrument through which the great Mother produces the song of life - a song infinitely varies in tunes and melodies."

-Great Women Of India, pp. 79-80.
-Quoted in the book Kali, The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar

a creative outpouring

ya... i remember reading that this was a site for a creative outpouring. i realized that i randomly had one of those on dailyom, so im just gnna cut and paste it here.

the point of shakti worship, is to realize that maya is all and that maya does everything and that the worshipper is nothing but maya's play, maya itself, everything is maya, the worshipper is part of maya, does not have a will of his own; and this is TRUE! but then the vedantin would say, why try for that? why not realize that our true self-nature is brahman itself!! and then the shakti worshipper would say, oh man, where is the bhakti in your life? i love Ma... my divine mother is maya itself. i have realized what u have realized but i have added the wine of divine love in my life and now i reel about intoxicated! you just remain in the dry bliss of knowledge.

i'll add where i got it from later.. kali's book is in my dorm room, and im at home right now.