Roots: Shri Sharada Devi
Being a Hindu girl I’ve always liked reading or hearing about great Hindu women of the past. There are many such as Mirabai, Ansuyadevi and Jhansiki Rani, whose stories have fascinated me since I was a kid.
Recently I read about another such woman, Shri Sharada Devi, lovingly called ‘The Holy Mother’ by followers. She is best known as being the wife of Shri Ramakrishna, one of the most famous God-intoxicated yogis of relatively recent times, who was also the guru of Swami Vivekananda. However, her life is a worthy example in its own right, displaying courage, sweetness, knowledge, wisdom, sacrifice and self-control. No doubt in today’s world certain things are achieved by being aggressive and self-seeking, but often a gentler approach can still allow great achievements and without sacrificing inner peace and balance. And that’s what is lacking in people’s life in this era.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:27 am
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