OUTER APPEARANCE DOESN'T MATTER TO SHIVA

 

For Rudra, it didnt' matter at all what the colour of one's skin was, or then what was the outer appearance.He loved all beings for their inner beauty.He liked each of them for what they were. He realised that they were more wronged than doing wrong; that they were scorned, only because they looked different. He saw that mankind had an obsession for devising labels. Humans loved to customise descriptions of other beings, so as to suit their own parameters, ignoring the beauty of Nature’s bigger plan. He realised that to look for beauty only in beauty was a subtle ugliness.

He joked with them about the lighter side of everyone’s looks including, many a time, His own. His sense of humour unburdened them and they felt worthy. They knew they were not just beasts; they were part of a divine plan. An important part. And He was here in their midst, as Pasupati. Just His presence seemed to exorcise them of an age-old sense of being unwanted. They began to think of Him as God.
On His part, Rudra wondered who indeed, was the God of the banished?  Surely a selective God was not God at all; not owning up to all of creation as His own, would in His view, diminish the role of such a God. This was His intuitive understanding. Was Rudra being divinely ambitious?
Probably not; He disliked competing. Competition too, He felt, had the most ugly results in its seed.
Such was His understanding from the jungle, where life lived itself out in perfect harmony. Even when there was an established food chain, even where the lion was a King, the deer had his share of the waters, his share of the mountains, his share of life. You didn’t compete with anyone else; you just spent a lifetime discovering the miracle of life. And that too, not by analysis and dialectics, but simply by the act of living ,itself.

The harmony of the jungle was in stark contrast to the deceit that existed in the city.

 Shail Gulhati is the Author of the books :
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

SATYAM EVA JAYATE

 

SATYAM EVA JAYATE

“You see, this universe is huge, almost infinite, and life forms exist in wonderful, varied ways across galaxies in outer space.”

“Yes.”

“Most of the life forms are content to live in their own place of birth.”

“Hmm…”

“But there are some, who are eager to know more, so they venture out of their own homes, their comfort zones, and traverse the far ends of their planet. Sometimes, they go beyond even that, into outer space.”

“Oh, Gurudeva! Are you saying that intergalactic travel exists?”

“I am saying, that in God’s creation, everything that can be thought of, exists,” said Suta.

“So, some of these explorers were more ambitious: planet after planet, star after star, even traversing several galaxies in a few years,” he continued.

“I see…”

“Now here came the problem. After having explored the whole world, they wanted more: they wanted to own the world, they wanted to be supreme masters of the universe they had explored, and this was a kind of malignancy that crept into the cosmic evolution. Verily, some of them relished the thought of subjugating others and ruling over them.”

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

There is always hope for the world !

 

One day Parvati asked Her Lord, Shiva about kalyuga, “Is there any hope for the world?
“Yes, there is always hope, Parvati, because when a new child is born, the cord to God is still unremoved. That’s why saints say, ‘whisper divine things to your new-born, affirm it of its divinity, secure it in its consciousness,” Shiva smiled.
“Ah!”
“The use of past life regression is only this: it makes you understand your position in the now.
It must lead to a great and abundant future life progression; no more importance should be given. Even if anyone was a Buddha earlier, so what? We must learn to smile at that, and move on. Buddhas are not of the past glory, they are the now and the hereafter too. “
“Hmm… I see, Swami. But what if your past has been sad?”
“If your past has been sad, there again, it is gone now. Move on with the divine stride.
Know this… in the beginning you were the timeless flawless one; and you are always that.”
“Hmm… how do we come to that pristine awareness? Lord, what is the answer to all this?”
“We must all evolve individually.”
“Individually?”
“Yes, you have already known how ‘society’ was created. God made people, but people made society.”
“Yes.”

“Once, Daksha’s tribe had been created, they quickly established themselves in a stoic society. Society was the first entity that came into being, even though Brahma did not create it.
It was a rather funny thing; a getting together of things created, to create in turn an entity that had no individuality of its own, yet had a formidable effect on the very individuals it comprised of. Whatever it may have set out to be, whatever its goals, if society had to be described in one word, it was ‘opinionated’ . It killed individual growth, and no one could raise the voice of reason above whatever it would declare as a verdict in any given situation.”
“Yes,” said Parvati quietly.
“But it does not stop here; if we do not evolve individually, spiritually we may come to a time in the future, where we will live in an age of fierce competition; an age dominated by sales pitch, incremental volumes, market exploitation, competitor strategy and so on. It will always be about higher targets. And society would have gotten so used to this that they will not find anything wrong, or entangling in this. It will become a way of life. People will be fixed firmly in the box of corporate culture; so fixed in trying to make a living, that they verily, would have completely forgotten to live!”
“Oh!”
“Nature has created 'things' for us to enjoy, like fruit for our body and wonderful landscapes for our soul. But mankind will give us - something with which to put a value to all of the 'things' available.“
“Oh, Swami! what is the remedy?" Parvati cried.
" Every individual that comprises society, must be introduced to their own divinity. When the individual realises God, He or She will automatically change their motives in life" said Shiva.

“Yes, my Lord, it would be so wonderful if social enterprise actually became infused with spiritual knowledge, honouring the inter-connectedness of all things rather than divisive thought and competition as the main motivation. It would be so wonderful if others could think like this beautiful mind of yours…”
Shail Gulhati is the Author of the books :
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

SHIVA BARAAT

 

SHIVA BARAAT

It presented a truly unique sight, this party of Shiva - a happy blend of the most strange and varied revellers. The ganas and forest men and yoginis, precariously old aged people and naughty young pranksters, all moved together. The appearance was straight out of a merry circus.

Some had four legs, others none at all; walking on their hands upside down, winking intermittently at everyone. Some had hair like the leaves of a tree, others looked as though they were trees, with human feet. Some were more than hundred feet in height; others were small enough to be carried in the palms of their larger friends.

Some were dressed in the finest velvets; others wore bushes as their attire, yet others wore nothing at all, except loincloths. Some were playing flutes and gentle music; others were shouting with hoarse voices and pulling out the flutes from the players’ hands.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

Bharat Bhagya Vidhata

 

Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya hē
Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā.
Paṁjāba-Sindhu-Gujarāta-Marāṭhā,
Drāviṛa-Utkala Baṁga
Viṁdhya Himācala Yamunā Gaṁgā,
ucchala jaladhi taraṁga
Taba Śubha nāmē jāgē,
taba śubha āśiṣa māṁgē
gāhē taba jaya gāthā.
Jana gaṇa maṁgala-dāyaka jaya hē,
Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā.
Jaya hē, Jaya hē, Jaya hē,
jaya jaya jaya jaya hē.~

The beautiful Indian  National Anthem has a particular line twice.
"Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā."
Have you ever wondered why so?

The first time it means, it is in India's destiny to have God. He is present in its Hills and valleys, rivers and shores, in east and west, north and south.That is why its geography is described in detail.

And the second time, it means God , who is the benefactor of all beings , who takes care of all the world, but in the case of India, He has written its destiny personally.

Shail Gulhati is the Author of the books :

SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.

SO IT SEEMS

 

SO IT SEEMS

So

it seems

the gist of the world

is simply this:

We are but a beam from your mind,

a thought.

But there is a game.

and as we play ,

we need somehow, to slip

into your heart

just so you may find,

and fix a dream

into your eternal day.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

What Har Har Mahdev actually means.

 

HAR HAR MAHADEVA

The call to Shiva, 'Har Har Mahadeva!" has been popularised to mean ‘ Each is Mahadeva' .This is alright, because essentially we are all made of Shiva Tattva- God stuff .
But actually, handed down from the time of the ancient Rishis, it is a short prayer to Shiva , which means “ O Mahadeva, take away my weaknesses”

While Vishnu is called Hari, lord Shiva is known as Hara. Hara means ‘ to take away’ , and Shiva is the God who helps you on your journey of Self-realisation by taking away junk messages, much like a computer vendor cleans up your hard drive and creates more space for you to grow.

And this is how, the plea to Mahadeva is not just about being victorious on a battleground , but far more importantly about resolving the conflict and confusion within, and growing  spiritually..

With that we pray to Shiva the Adi Guru,

GURUDEVA

                           

Sadguru deva namaya !

now that I meet the truth,

He will give himself, I thought,

but, he simply took.

All that darkness gone,

with just one look,

what remained as resplendence, was I !

Sadguru deva namaya !

Welcome to your self  ,he said,

you looked for God,

He gave you me,

mystic is the circle of return,

I give you He!

We are all,

reflections

of we,

lighten up, and see!

Aum Namah Shivaye.  Har Har Mahadeva.

~ From the notes of Shail Gulhati,  Author of the  books :
SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.
The Yogi and the snake
Shiva Poetry
NAAM ROOP- A Tribute to the Divine
And Life Said.