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chāmuṇḍāye: A name for Kali as the killer of the demon Chamunda.

kālī: The fierce aspect of the Goddess Durga, whose consort is Shiva. She is black like the night, and is the Goddess of time, death, and change.

mā/mātā: Mother.

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"O Kali, my mother full of Bliss! Enchantress of the almighty Shiva! In your delirious joy you dance, clapping your hands together! You are the mover of all that moves, and we are your helpless toys!"  ~ Ram Prasad


"On the way to God the difficulties
feel like being ground by a millstone,
like night coming at noon, like
lightening throughout he clouds.
But don't worry!
What must come, comes.
face everything with love,
as your mind dissolves in God."  ~ Lalla


"Of all the forms of Devi, She is the most compassionate because She provides moksha or liberation to Her children. She is the counterpart of Shiva the destroyer. They are the destroyers of unreality. The ego sees Mother Kali and trembles with fear because the ego sees in Her its own eventual demise."  ~ anonymous

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