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Krishna & Kali

The combination of Krishna and Kali
The combination of Krishna and Mahakali is one that has a
great power in this Yoga and if the names rise together in your
consciousness, it is a good sign.
(CWSA 32:70) – Sri Aurobindo

In reality, the Divine gives to each individual exactly what he ex-
pects of Him. If you believe that the Divine is far away and cruel,
He will be far away and cruel, because it will be necessary for your
ultimate good that you feel the wrath of God; He will be Kali for
the worshippers of Kali and Beatitude for the Bhakta.
(CWM:13:75) The Mother

God is not only the Destroyer, but the Friend of creatures; not only
the cosmic Trinity, but the Transcendent; the terrible Kali is also
the loving and beneficent Mother; the lord of Kurukshetra is the
divine comrade and charioteer, the attracter of beings, incarnate
Krishna.
(CWSA 19:45)

Never fear
We have to see that God the bountiful and prodigal creator,
God the helpful, strong and benignant preserver is also God the
devourer and destroyer. The torment of the couch of pain and evil
on which we are racked is his touch as much as happiness and
sweetness and pleasure. It is only when we see with the eye of the
complete union and feel this truth in the depths of our being that
we can entirely discover behind that mask too the calm and beau-
tiful face of the all-blissful Godhead and in this touch that tests
our imperfection the touch of the friend and builder of the spirit
in man. The discords of the worlds are God’s discords and it is only

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