What is Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day is a day which we show appreciation to our mothers for all the good they do for us. It is a day in which today’s generation cherish their mothers with lots of flowers, chocolates, and gifts. However currently, Mother’s Day is actually becoming increasingly commercialised, a profitable day for business owners with companies generating income through the sales of Mother’s Day gifts, and novelty items as well as cards. Sometimes we can forget about the true essence of Mother’s Day believing it is sufficient to solely give our mothers a material gift.
The true purpose of celebrating Mother’s Day is to give that one day of rest for our mothers as a thank you for doing everything for us, their children and to show our appreciation, which we can forget to show on a day to day basis.
Ultimately Mother’s Day should be about us, as children, embracing our mothers with our love and not fully focused on material items. Instead the greatest gift for a mother would be her child’s presence and undivided attention.
As Swami states “Respecting others is true devotion”, and respecting our mothers is one of the highest forms of devotion which is something we should remember every day, with our mothers being one of the four fundamental pillars of our lives.
This Mother’s Day we had the beautiful opportunity to be in Swami’s presence in the UK and were able to receive Swami's motherly blessings. Many devotees perceive Swami as their mother with Swami constantly showering upon us all unconditional love, supporting us in times of need and guiding us through this world of Maya (illusion).
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| A few of the many qualities of a mother |
