In this episode, Laura Amazzone explores the philosophy, iconography, and symbolism of goddess Durga. Durga means “invincible one”, the “unassailable one”, or “fortress”. She is a goddess of protection, who protects the heart and that part of us that can never be abused or exploited. She is the divine mother. Laura explains the iconography, philosophy and symbolism of Durga. At the end of the episode, she offers a short practice of mantra recitation.
In part 3 of this series of Sādhaka on 4 Expressions of the Divine Feminine, Laura Amazzone explores the goddess Kali. She begins by discussing how in the West Kali is often misunderstood as a merely wrathful deity. Instead, Laura discusses how Kali is a mother goddess. As well as being a goddess...
