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The Philosophy of Kanya<br />
The concept of the kanya is unparalleled in man’s philosophy.<br />
The discovery that a young virgin was capable of symbolizing<br />
and representing the Cosmic Mother was made by a rishi.<br />
Could you ever think of your little daughter as the replica of<br />
the Mother? No. The idea did not come to the common people,<br />
only to rishis, the great seers who saw clearly. Just as you see<br />
greed in money, passion in a woman, fear in a ghost or tiger,<br />
similarly they saw the goddess in the kanyas.<br />
In Devi tantra, the tantric system of the Cosmic Mother,<br />
the kanya is considered to be the true replica of the Cosmic<br />
Mother. Kanya means virgin. Man’s soul is virgin. That virginity<br />
cannot be contaminated. Its pristine beauty and glory cannot be<br />
sullied. The kanya signifies the aspect of energy when it is raw<br />
and also pure, untouched and unaware of its own potential.<br />
However, you cannot see that virgin soul; you do not know<br />
what it is or where it is in you. That purity of soul is the kanya,<br />
SATYA KA AVAHAN 9 Jan–Feb 2013
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