sunburst   Tripura Rahasya
  The Mystery of the Triune Goddess
  (edited excerpt)

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I am the intelligence
spathat gives birth to the universe
spaand in which it abides.

The wise experience Me
spaas the true Self within themselves.

All creatures are manifestations
spaof Who I am.

You do not know Me
spawhen your mind is clouded by ignorance.
spaThat too is my power.

There is no remedy for such ignorance
spaother than to worship Me
spaas your innermost Self.

Surrender your self to Me
spawith joyful, one-pointed devotion,
spaand I will help you discover your true being.

Abide in the core of your being—
spayou will find Me there.

Abide in Me as I abide in you.
spaKnow that even now, in this very moment,
spathere is absolutely no difference between us.

 

The Tripura Rahasya is an ancient scripture of India.
Linda Johnsen's translation of the passage from which this excerpt is adapted appears in her article "Rediscovering Tantra," Yoga Journal, Jan/Feb 1996.
© 1996 Linda Johnsen, adapted and posted with permission

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