Goddess is Everywhere-Stop Violence To Fellow Souls

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There are some temples where God is worshipped as Mother. In one of
these, in the state of Bengal,in India, She is represented by a large stone
image. The sculptor has carved in stone his idea of the Mother of the
Universe, and many pious people, finding it attractive and inspiring, go
there to pay their respects or make offerings.
One day an old monk who used a cane came into the temple. Approaching
the altar he said, speaking aloud to God, “Mother, you are said to be God;
tell me the truth: are you solid like stone — this image? Or are you formless,
indescribable and impossible to touch?”
“Take your cane,” the monk heard a soft voice saying, “and strike my body
on the left side.” He did, and the cane hit the stone with a clack. “Now strike
me from the other side,” She said. When the cane reached the sculpture it
passed right through it as if it were air.
Then the monk understood that God can be both — tangible and
intangible — at the same time

A long time ago, someone told me the story of a very serious

sadhak(devotee) who was sitting at a shrine, trying to win a vision of
Devi(Goddess). He was very deeply involved in this great ritual, carefully
keeping track to ensure he did the proper amount of japa on the proper
mantras, that he made all the right offerings of the right items in the right
order.

But he kept getting bothering by some old stray dog who was nosing about,
disturbing him. Again and again, he slapped the dog away, finally chasing it
off with a stick so that he could return to the serious work of seeking his
vision of Devi.

And when finally DEVI appeared to him, She too was beaten about the face
and marked with angry welts from the sticks. Every blow to the dog’s body
was a blow to Devi. 

Any violence done to our fellow souls in this world is violence done to
Devi(Goddess) “Devi is Everywhere!” Because She is everywhere.

“YA DEVI SARVA BHOODESHU MATHRU RUPENA SAMSTHIDHA 

NAMASTHASYA NAMASTHASYA NAMASTHASYA NAMO NAMAHA