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These are the eight powers (ashtashakti) attained through Rajyoga Meditation. As recited in the Gita, these were the eight powers that human beings inculcated into themselves and they became deities. Deities do not require these powers in the times they are.

These are the eight beautiful weapons all of us have. Do not start using them after you come across a situation. Be prepared with them always.

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POWER TO PACK UP i.e. wind up your old beliefs and thought patterns. Wind up your attachments to the materialistic aspects of this world and prepare to go back home after World Destruction.

POWER TO WITHDRAW i.e. not from people or situations, but from their positive/negative influence on you. Be safe from the company of bad people. Be like a tortoise. Make use of the shell of positive energy around you.

POWER TO TOLERATE i.e. like a fruit-bearing tree. Even if people throw stones at you, you have to give back fruits to them. Even if people put the garland of defame on you, you should put them back the garland of flowers.

POWER TO ADJUST i.e. like a river, which changes its course according to the land without complaining. Doesn't mean giving in, but molding smartly. Like air and water that take the shape of their container, you should be able to adjust with people and situations around.

POWER TO DISCRIMINATE i.e. being able to separate out good from bad, right from wrong, and positive from negative smartly without being judgmental.

POWER TO JUDGE i.e. being able to find of what is right for you without labeling people, like a jeweler who is able to understand the clear difference between purity and impurity without being influenced by it.

POWER TO CO-OPERATE i.e. being understanding and giving. Giving others' perspective equal or more importance. Knowing that difference in opinions is the beauty of this world.

POWER TO FACE i.e. being able to strongly stand any adverse or untoward situation, no matter what it is, not just externally, but also being stable in the mind.

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