Inward Journey
The
inward journey nullifies our negative karmas. Navratri is a celebration
of the spirit or prana which alone can destroy mahishasura (inertia),
shumbha-nishumbha (pride and shame) and madhu-kaitabh (extreme forms of
craving and aversion). They are completely opposites, yet complementary.
Inertia, deeply ingrained negativities and obsessions (raktabeejasura),
unreasonable logics (chanda-munda) and blurred vision (dhoomralochan)
can be overcome only by raising the level of prana and shakti, the
life-force energy.The seeker gets back to the true Source through fasting, prayer, silence and meditation. Night is also called ratri because it brings rejuvenation. It gives relief at the three levels of our existence – physical, subtle and causal. While fasting detoxifies the body, silence purifies the speech and brings rest to the chattering mind, and meditation takes one deep into one's own being.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
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