I once read that the mother archetype is the imminent presence of God while the farther archetype is the transcendent presence of God. If one thinks about it, Mother is the first contact most infants have. Mother cradles, kisses, and coos. Mother is the source of life. There was a muscovee duck nesting outside my patio. She sat and sat week after week. The few times she got up, she left a blanket of feathers in her place. She epitomized the mother energy.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is a spiritual leader, humanitarian, guru and founder of Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, Florida, www.kashi.org. Ma's essay in my book, A Chorus of Wisdom, is entitled "The World Needs Mothering." I offer an excerpt here in honor of Mother's Day, and in honor of Mother Earth who is rapidly transforming in response to our use of her resources. I also want to share Ma's thoughts about mothering because to me the "mothering" energy is the energy that nourishes and sustains life. The Spirit of the Mother is integral to the "loverism" movement I'm starting. Loverism is the art and practice of being loving. A world guided by loverism focuses on and invests in products, services and resources that nourish and sustain life.In Ma Jaya's words: "There are Native American Indian tribes that do not have a word for "me." They only have a word for "we." The earth is in great need of mothering. All one has to do to become the mother is to recognize that "we" is more important than "me." Women are coming to the forefront of the battle for humanity's needs, but this is the moment for all of us to remember that one does not have to have breasts filled with milk or a womb that once was full to be a mother; one only has to have a mother's heart. When one embraces the spirit of the mother, then there is no difference between a man's heart and a woman's heart. The earth needs nourishment. A feminine touch must be felt or this great, great Mother Earth is doomed. All of us must share the responsibility of alleviating the suffering that is occurring on this planet that is also so abundant. Anybody can get involved. Tell yourself, " I'll give a week; I'll give a day. I'll give an hour, or perhaps I'll just talk to somebody as a hotline volunteer." It's not about money, although money is desperately needed. As I said before, it's about what you are willing to give of yourself.""By giving to another human being, of yourself, certain vibrations inside you are released. You become the Great Mother because you are using that which must be used in honor of humanity. Service is not about religion. My God, it's not even about spirituality. One and one equals two. If the child is hungry, the mother feeds it. It's that simple. If the child is cold, the mother covers him or her. Male or female, when you serve, you become the mother."

Dr. Sorah
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