Mother Durga

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Blessings to all who read.

A Glimpse into the Divine

Now I am in awe of this wonderful universe and the wisdom of the ancients. It took a long way to get to where I am.

At first, I had never really prayed to Mother Durga—well, maybe not in this life. I looked more to Lord Shiva, and later to Lord Krishna, as I became fascinated with the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita.

I had met my Guruji, Shri Nandini Maa, and had started meditating—but not intensely, as I was still attending the temple.

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Navratri: The First Imprint

This experience happened during Navratri celebrations, while the chanting of the Durga Chalisa, offerings, and prayers were taking place in the temple.

I was sitting on the floor, and as they began to offer the prasad, I felt my hand rise into the blessing mudra. My whole body was full of strong energy, held in a force from within. I could not put my hand down. A thought came inside me: “Give me the prasad. I am here. I am here.”

I tried to fight it, and a little noise came out of my mouth. My small mind was still there, wondering, “What is happening?” I couldn’t fight it, so I imagined myself eating the prasad. After that, the energy subsided and I began to feel better. The voltage in my body had been magically reduced.

I cannot forget that experience. My body had to recover from the blast of energy. It was the first time I experienced the blessing mudra. Now I can enter that mudra with total ease.

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Later Reflections and Sadhana

As I continued my sadhana—long after leaving the temple—I began to glide into the experience of the Divine Mother. Sometimes I felt I was her, but my logical brain would kick in and say, “What nonsense.”

Even though I was having all these experiences, I thought maybe it was just the mantras creating energy in the system. I once asked a pundit, “How did they know how to draw Durga?” He said they had visions. I couldn’t comprehend it.

I am me, yet I am also Durga when I join in that energy. The logical programmer in me is always trying to make sense. But the next thing that happened blew my mind away.

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A Message from the Universe

Just before the COVID lockdown, I felt I should close my Divine Contact Facebook page. My body was struggling, and I felt there was no interest.

Then I received an email from a past co-worker friend. She wrote:

“I had a healing session this week and was told that my Teacher Guide was Durga. The woman doing the session, Wanda, had never seen her before and described her to me. They had a little exchange because Wanda was unsure who she was, but was reassured that she was an important goddess. Wanda was surprised and had never encountered Durga. At one point she said, ‘Ok, ok—she is telling me she is a very powerful goddess.’ After the session, I was in a daze all afternoon. I clicked on Facebook and the first thing I saw was a post from Wanda (Intuitive Energy Healer), and right below it was a post from you (Divine Contact). I took that as a sign.”

My friend did not know how to approach me and it took her some time to craft the email telling me about the reading. I replied to her and told her it meant that I had to teach her meditation.

Later, after my friend got my reply, she wrote:

“When I read your email response and got to the end, the phrase ‘my presence would overwhelm some people’ stuck in my head. I began to feel heat go from the tip of my toes to the top of my head. I put my phone down and just thought—WOW.”

My friend and Wanda had never heard or seen a picture of Shri Durga Maa. Wanda had described Shri Durga Maa as being dressed beautifully and had bangles etc( like Shri Durga Maa ) and I sent a picture of Shri Durga Maa to my friend, who sent it to Wanda and it was confirmed.

So this was the message from the universe to me.

I left the page up and began weekly meditations on Zoom.

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The Divine Mother Moves

It is the Divine Mother who takes many forms—she is the energy of the cosmos. I now understand how I change into different Gurus and deities. It is the Divine working in the universe, working through this body.

As our group meditated, many began having experiences. Their lives and outlooks have changed—but you would have to speak to them about that.

The Divine Mother moves through many forms—Durga, Lalita, and beyond. For a deeper reflection on her cosmic essence and the formless presence that moves through all, you may visit the I Am Devi page.

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ॐ Jai Guru Devi Shri Nandini Maa
May this page honor the grace that flows through all forms, and the Guru who revealed it.

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