Navaratri 2020 - Experience the divinity within!
Dr.P. Madhurima Reddy
You can experience the divinity within. However it requires you to embrace your own individuality while staying in unity with your long term goals & commitments. – Dr.P.Madhurima Reddy
Navaratri is a great time of the year that reminds us of the power of Shakti as distinct from the Trimurthi deities, namely Brahma-Vishnu & Maheshwar. From a culture and significance point of view while our culture recognizes the Shakti (The women power) although on the ground situation often is very different for different women.
Talking about Women power, on this occasion I would like to quote some voices from the western world.
"Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men's chivalry to give them justice."
"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."
"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are
heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
The year 2020 is very different from the previous years due to the special circumstances upon us for many months now. There have been intensified hardships for many sections of society. Being confined to working from home, economic and career related challenges due to dramatic shifts in multiple business domains have increased stress on both women and men, due to challenges of the new normal mode of living and working.
There have been several reports of increased domestic harassment and violence which is really unfortunate. There are increased coping up challenges faced both by women as well as men alike, as the period of the new normal keeps on extending.
I think Navaratri is the perfect time for people to realize the real power of Shakti and also overcome challenges and hardships. All the power is within you; however it is you who need to summon it from within.
All our festivities as well as rituals are meant for celebrating only this. It is not meant to be of some symbolic importance. Your life can entirely take a different course, if only you really experience the power within and take responsibility for channelizing it.
The real purpose of POWER within is to empower others. For me, it is not just a concept; it is an everyday living experience. And I am so keen to be the medium by which I can kindle that sense of power within each of you, my reader.
Be it Kali, Durga or Gouri, whatever be the name with which we worship the divine, its purpose is only to awaken the power from within yourself. And you need not do it all by yourself. There are people like me who have made it their mission and purpose of life to serve others realizes their destiny.
Wish you a very happy Navaratri 2020 and may you awaken the infinite power within you!
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