LAXMI

Lakshmi

Sanskrit लक्ष्मी, “success, splendor, wealth, fortune, majesty, glory, power.”
In Hinduism, one of the three primary aspects of the Divine Mother, alongside Sarasvati and Parvati.
Lakshmi is the wife / feminine aspect — meaning the shakti, power — of Vishnu, the preserver or restorer. He is the Second Logos, the Son of Christianity, the sephirah Chokmah (“wisdom”) in Kabbalah. Thus, Lakshmi is the power of Chokmah, “wisdom.”

“She bestows on Her devotees the inexhaustible divine wealth or Deivi Sampath. Lakshmi is the wealth-giving aspect of God… Lakshmi does not mean mere material wealth like gold, cattle, etc. All kinds of prosperity, glory, magnificence, joy, exaltation, or greatness come under Lakshmi. Appayya Dikshita calls even final Liberation as Moksha-Samrajya-Lakshmi… She is Vidya Shakti. She introduces Her devotees to Her Lord. She recommends them to Her Lord for their salvation… She is the power of Lord Narayana who is also known as Lord Vishnu or Lord Hari. Narayana is God’s aspect of preservation. He is an embodiment of Shuddha Sattwa. Lakshmi is His causal body. She is Maya, the illusory power of Nature. She deludes the whole world by Her veiling power and projects it through Her projecting power. She Herself as Vidya-Lakshmi enlightens the spiritual aspirant. Beauty, grace, a picturesque scenery or charming landscape, modesty, love, prosperity, music, the five elements and their combinations, the internal organs, mind, Prana, intellect—all these are Her manifestations.

“Without Lakshmi even Sannyasins cannot do propaganda or preaching work or run their institutions. They are in fact more in need of Lakshmi than the householders because they have to do great dynamic work for human weal. Sri Shankara worshipped Devi, Lakshmi and Saraswathi for success in his work. All great prophets and divine messengers who have done great spiritual work in the past were devotees of Mother Lakshmi, Devi and Saraswathi.
“May Goddess Lakshmi bless you all! Let us repeat Her Mantra:

“Om mahaadevyai cha vidmahe;
Vishnu patnyai cha dheemahi
Tanno lakshmi prachodayat.” – Swami Sivananda

“The sacred scriptures of India affirm that the navel, the heart, and the throat are igneous centers of the human organism. They also affirm that by meditating on these centers, we experience the presence of the Masters Sarasvati, Lakshmi, and Parvati or Gauri in successive hierarchical order. These three masters work with the three profundities of our resplendent Dragon of Wisdom. These three Masters direct the forces that come from the three aspects of the Solar Logos. Sarasvati works with the forces of the Father. Lakshmi works with the forces of the Son, and Parvati with the forces of the Holy Spirit. Sarasvati exerts control over the human mind. Lakshmi exerts control over the astral body. Parvati exerts control over the physical body…” – Samael Aun Weor,

Laksmi is the giver of prosperity. In Hindu images of Laksmi, she is a beautiful Goddess, usually with gold coins flowing out of her hands, and jewels, gems, gold, food, water, incense, all kinds of prosperity. Of course, being the creatures that we are, we have made that image or symbol of the Divine into something that we pray for when we want to get rich. So, if you go to India or visit anyone in the Indian community, you will often find images of Laksmi that they are praying to so that they will get money. This is fine, but that is not really what Laksmi represents. Laksmi represents the prosperity that is given to the soul, the nourishment and sustenance that is given to the one that is truly seeking to have yoga with the Divine.

Laksmi sustains the body, gives us life.
When we are living our lives, whether we go through periods of abundance or lack, that is the action of Laksmi. She is Mata, the “one who measures.” She measures out to us according to what we deserve. We are given according to our deeds, which every scripture in the world explains;

“whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” – Galatians 6
Laksmi measures according to karma.