~ April 30
There is a small black bee, which is my mind.
There is a blue lotus flower, which is the goddess.
Watch the bee fly straight into the flower!
The goddess feet are black, just like the bee.
Black is joined to black! Mind to greater mind!
The bee finds tasteless any other flower.
This much I can apprehend. But here my senses
fail. I can see nothing more. She is such mystery!
Thinking of her, I dive into the sea of bliss!
—Indian poet Ramakrishna, to the goddess Kali
It is not possible for the human mind to rationally comprehend the greatness of the divine. There is only one way to experience that greatness: through mystic union, which transcends reason and logic. Seeking to think one’s way to the goddess is like trying to walk to the moon. It cannot be done. But we can reach her nonetheless, transported by our inner wisdom. We reach her through direct experience, through living fully and passionately, more readily than just by thinking about her.
This does not mean we cannot engage in rational and logical discussion of goddess traditions and rituals. But that will never be the same as the bliss of communion with her, which sages throughout history have experienced and have praised as one of humanity’s greatest gifts.
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