"We have to get to the Self beyond its physical and mental instrumentalities to realize we are not fragile mortal beings; there is an unbroken link between ourselves and the Beloved Mother of the Universe, the Divine Consciousness flowing through and permeating Infinity."
— Daya Mata
"Oh mother Gaia, of Gods and men the source, endowed with fertile, all-destroying force; all-parent, bounding, whose prolific powers produce a store of beauteous fruits and flowers."
"All-various maid, the immortal world’s strong base, eternal, blessed, crowned with every grace; from whose wide womb as from an endless root, fruits many-formed, mature, and grateful shoot."
"Deep-bosomed, blessed, pleased with grassy plains, sweet to the smell, and with prolific rains."
"All-flowery Daimon, centre of the world, around thy orb the beauteous stars are hurled with rapid whirl, eternal and divine, whose frames with matchless skill and wisdom shine."
"Come, blessed Goddess, listen to my prayer, and make increase of fruits thy constant care; with fertile seasons in thy train draw near, and with propitious mind thy suppliants hear."
― Orphic Hymns 26 to Ge, 3rd Century B.C. to 2nd A.D.
In the Greek mysteries, Gaia or Gaea is a name of the Divine Mother.
Gaia is Mother Nature, or the planet Earth. This symbol has a deep spiritual significance, with many levels of meaning.
Gaia does not merely represent the literal, physical planet. Gaia represents forces of nature: laws and intelligences that function on every level of the cosmos.
Gaia represents nature—not a person, but nature as a whole. So you see, nature is an intelligence. Nature is not stupid. Nature is extremely complicated, and very beautiful and terrifying. Nature is a force that is far beyond our comprehension.
As proud as we are of our civilization and our accomplishments, we scarcely understand nature. We don’t even understand the nature of our bodies. We barely understand what it means to be alive.
The very first section of that scripture says that Gaia is the source of men and Gods. That is because everything living, on every level of nature, comes from the Divine Mother, without exception—even the Gods.
Every living creature, from the smallest particle, to the biggest universe, is all merely a part of her body.
This is part of what we need to grasp: the incredible complexity of the Divine Mother.
We talk about Gaia as the planet Earth, and this is true and relevant.
But Gaia is also Prakriti, which is the womb of space. It is existence itself. The Divine Mother is matter, energy. In fact, her name in Latin is Mater, which is where we get the word matter.
The most ancient word in almost every language is also the first word that we say when we are children: Ma.
In languages around the world, children call their mother Ma or Ama.
This is Mater, Mother, Mary, Maria, Ma.
In the Asian cultures, Hinduism, and India, and China, and Tibet, Ma is Amma. So this word is universal.
"Trust the divine power, and she will free the godlike elements in you and shape all into an expression of divine nature."
― Sri Aurobindo
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