About the Book: Devi: Mother Of My Mind
Devi: Mother of my Mind is a creative interaction with Indias Yoga, Shakta, and
Tantra traditions. This book uses the epic literary genre to imagine the mind
liberating struggle of these teachings. It combines academic study and
translation with the meditative quest and questions of a woman and mother. The
goddess Devi symbolizes the wholeness of life, the vital continuum
interconnecting body and spirit. She is also the Great Mother, the perennial
gestator, birthgiver and nurturer. According to N.N. Bhattacharyva (A History of
Shakta Religion, 1973), the goddess traditions of India preserve, develop, and
practice the most completely female oriented