Sri Durga Mata was so humble that she took no credit for the wisdom and love that she shared. Another key part of her life service was a spiritual counselor, indeed spiritual mother, to numerous sincerely dedicated SRF lay members seeking God.
In her later years, she learned how to gold leaf (she gold-leafed the Hollywood Temple), became an artist painting and creating beautiful sculptures.
Paramahansa Yogananda stated often that because she was so attuned to him, he could transmit his instructions to her and she carried them out completely. Without God, everything is anything but fun." Paramahansa Yogananda Sri Durga Mata, who after spending her life with Yogananda as one of his closest, earliest devotees, lit up a pathway to his heart for others to experience through sharing her observances of his love of humor, joy, generosity, spreading of good cheer and fun.
She served him in numerous ways, even though she had not received formal training in tasks such as cook, housekeeper, carpenter, office management, mechanical repairs by tuning in with Master, she quickly mastered them all. She quickly earned Yogananda's love and respect due to her complete and loyal dedication to him and his teachings. Her husband, who also became an SRF member, realized that her path was as a monastic and after seven years of marriage, willingly wanted her to further her spiritual path to become a monastic disciple. He gave her the monastic name "Ma Durga" because that had been her name in her previous lifetime where she lived in an Indian ashram that he had established. She later explained that he meant he had been waiting for her to join him in this lifetime. When she arrived at the headquarters building, she was greeted by Yogananda who said "Where have you been? I have been waiting for you". Yogananda asked Sri Durga Mata to Assist Rajasi Please tilt your device to Landscape width on your potable device or use your fingers to enlarge the audio listings, many more will be added. Please tap the title at the top of the page "Audio MP3 Link" to listen to the audio collection of Sri Durga Mata, Dr Lewis, Brother Anandamoy in Chicago ( early audience recording of stories), Brother Bhaktananda singing, Brother Turiyananda prayers. With you I'm happy, though skies are gray. Sri Durga Mata's beautiful chant to Yogananda is also included (Song to Master): ( A dear friend and kind Devotee Rebekah Near provided these cassette recordings for us to enjoy and chant along with). You are invited to enter the gracious arena to enjoy beautiful, vibrantly energized talks given to devotees and special rare chanting meditations captured in Borrego Springs. The unique presence of Sri Durga Mata both before and after her physical lifetime continues to deeply intercede, inspire and heal.