Durga is powerful, she can be fierce, and she overcomes. I guess that was the message Sabina wished to give me, to remind me that I had that power in me, and I should draw on that – and it worked. Normally, we portray women as passive, benign, gentle, submissive beings. But Durga is a different ball game altogether.
Similarly, in Vajrayana Buddhism, you have the dakini. Sapchu Rinpoche explains that there are many kinds of dakinis, both worldly and wise. The wisdom dakinis are the same level as buddhas. The worldly dakinis can have enlightened aspects and also worldly aspects. Sometimes they are messengers, other times they operate as guides, and still other times as protectors. ‘In the dakini practice, we develop a way to access the unique and powerful energy of the wisdom dakinis,’ he says. ‘The dakini is a force of truth: wherever we cling, she cuts; whatever we think we can hide, she reveals.’
All we need to do in order to get charged and become powerful is to access the power that lies within; just tap into the Durga in you. Or, invoke the wisdom dakini who will give you strength.
