THE BHAKTI GOD NEEDS

 

THE BHAKTI GOD NEEDS

God, is often worshipped in stone. Indeed some highly attained souls become stone-like; tranquil in their discovery of the Self. The suffering of others and their own suffering seems not to affect them anymore. They become accustomed to suffering as a result of past deeds: Karma, about which nothing can be done. Nothing can be done about karma by man, but what about God? Can He ease things?

Some people say that suffering can be ignored, since life itself is an illusion. But to one who really cares for humanity, the sufferings are more real than before, demanding more penetration by the seeker. Having reached the stage of stone-like tranquility with their efforts, those who begin to melt back into humanity. This is the kind of bhakti God needs.

~From the book The Yogi and the snake by Shail Gulhati

THE YOGI

 

THE YOGI

It was then, that the Great Yogi made an appearance in a mentation. In this mentation, the man had taken on the form of a snake, that being the nature of all beings as he had thought of last.

The Yogi looked so serene and inviting, that the snake wanted to pour his heart out. All he could utter, was, “I am known to bite even those who feed me, so no one accepts me anymore.”

“Come! Wrap yourself around my neck in embrace”, said the Yogi. “I am known to accept those who are shunned”.

“You ask for me to embrace you simply on the premise that I feel shunned?” asked the snake.

“Yes, I ask everyone to embrace me”, said the Yogi. “Everyone is shunned by someone else. The poor, for example, are shunned by the rich. The rich by the religious, some people shun themselves; even the spiritual are shunned by many. I am a lover of all”.

“But I may not be able to guarantee my nature”, said the snake, sliding up to the Yogi, “I may still bite”.

“Not sure of yourself”, said the Yogi, “ but it is no matter, I am used to swallowing venom created by others. Don’t worry about your bites, they shall enable me to test my own nature from time to time”.

~ The Yogi and the snake

Kali Ma and Shiva story (VIDEO)

 

Kali Ma and Shiva story 

MY MOKSHA PRAYER

 

MY MOKSHA PRAYER

They speak of freedom, O lord

knowing not it is right here!

they speak of Moksha

knowing not it is here!

The only Moksha i want

is to be born again and yet again

in your care.

Birth my eyes to see ,

you are everywhere!

this, is my Moksha prayer.

Namah Shivaye, Aum Namah Shivaye!

~ From the book ' Shiva poetry'

WHAT WORK DO YOU DO, ASKED SATI ?

 

WHAT WORK DO YOU DO, ASKED SATI ?

“So, what work do you actually do?” Sati asked coyly like any newly married wife.

“I meditate,” Shiva answered.

“No, I meant what work do you do as in work?”

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

LILA

 

LILA

Shiva’s silence, is deep and still, Where nothing moves and nothing ever will. But Shakti brings the magic and the trance, Creating two so there is room to dance. In Shiva’s silent realm, the soul is always one, Resting in the stillness closer than the sun. But Shakti loves the drama of the many and the two, Dancing through her lila just to play a game with you.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

WHO CAN KNOW THE ORIGIN OF SHIVA?

 

“One thing that stood out clearly in the descriptions, was that there was much paradox about Him. The moment anyone thought they understood one aspect of Him, immediately another would come and juxtapose itself in contrast. And that was the way He was known by most people: As the greatest enigma in the pantheon of the hindu Gods,” continued Suta.



“Truly Gurudeva, Shiva is a great enigma,” said Shaunaka.
“Yes,” Suta continued, “No one was ever sure of His antiquity, or His antecedents; none knew who His parents were, or if He was actually a sibling to the Vedic Gods. Some said He was Brahma’s son, others asserted He was Swayambhu, the Self-created, who, after manifesting Himself, in fact, created Brahma also.”
“So what is the truth, Gurudeva? Who created who?”
“No one could know for sure,” said Suta. “Every search for Him spiraled into a concentricity of a higher realm. Even after hearing about Him endlessly, one would come back to the same mystery.” Shaunaka noticed that Suta was gently spinning his own head in a circle as if to signal the concentric nature of Shiva.
“What was His story, really? Where were His origins? Why was He called Rudra the terrible, in one breath and also Pasupati, Lord of all creatures, in another?” Suta looked at Shaunaka piercingly.
“His one thousand and eight other epithets that had astounding ramifications in their tributes, left so many tracks to follow.
He seemed to be all-pervasive.
This Omnipresence had a magical effect; it veiled Him.”
“That is so amazing!” exclaimed Shaunaka. “Omnipresence is the very magic that veils God. If we are in the midst of a thing too much, we don’t register it. Like air!”
"Yes. God has been with us always, right from the beginnng of tme, right from when He made this world for us."

( SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.)
A modern storytelling by shaivite author Shail Gulhati about the Great God Shiva.