Durga - Leadership by Creating Clarity
I was sitting for my morning meditation today and somehow just couldn’t fall into the space of detachment and peace that normally fall on me when meditating. My mind was running like a herd of wild horses.
Summer is over, which means that our working season is starting. That means hundred and one projects to be done in a very short time. That means that in order to keep myself sane I’ll need all the support I could get and mostly I’ll need to learn (again) how to set boarders and how to maintain awareness in each step I take.
I realized that in order to truly lead my organization, family and life I’ll need to create some clarity and set boarders.
No wonder I got as my Goddess to this week the Goddess Durga. I was grateful of her showing up for me for this week. She is Goddess for this week.
Goddess Durga represents the power of the Supreme Being that preserves moral order and decency in creation. The name “Durga” in Sanskrit means “invincibleâ€?. Durga protects mankind from evil and misery by destroying evil forces such as selfishness, jealousy, prejudice, hatred, anger, and ego; which are all products of our mind.
The Hindu Goddess Durga manifested when evil forces threatened the very existence of the Gods. To destroy these demons, all gods offered their radiance to her creation and each formed part of Durga’s body.
Different weapons must be used to fight enemies depending upon the circumstances. The gods have given Durga different weapons to fight those evils. For example, selfishness must be destroyed by detachment, jealousy by giving space, prejudice by self-knowledge, and ego by humility.
In order to know what to use you’ll need to create clear boarders that would allow you to move forward in life without letting yourself run out of energy and out of your mind.
Durga teaches us that leadership in life is by creating clarity and seting boarders. Are you protecting yourself, your life, your time? Is the statement “No, I can’t do this right now, I need to care for myself� part of your vocabulary? Perhaps you feel dumped on by others. Are you feeling pulled off center by demands to give and give and give till there is nothing left for yourself? Durga is here to assist you in nurturing wholeness by creating and fixing the limits of your personal space.
Establishing clear boundaries is an act of self-love. Having no boundaries gives others the message that you can be used and you lose the respect of others. Don’t let people disrespect your time and space. We are all human; there are places where we get hurt, places where we are vulnerable, places that need to be treated with care. Durga says that boundaries are vital because they let others know who you are and where you stand.
Durga teaches us and others to respect our time and space and to be powerful enough to set the boundaries for it to happen.
Have a great day! Vere Neta.
