BIMBA PRATIBIMBA

 

BIMBA PRATIBIMBA

The Kashmir Shaiv Darsana has a unique way of explaining the Creator and creation, God and the world.

They say all of the world, (Pratibimba) is actually a reflection of God (Bimba). Lord Shiva, is not only the best Yogi, he is also the Highest experient, the greatest Bhogi of all. This is a very interesting spiritual understanding. It is Shivji who experiences the most emotions and understandings in all things, and that is the play of his own Shakti, which gives way to Leela. Through these worldly, experiences, He "Re-cognizes" His own Divinity .

In His great revelations of the Siva sutras to His rishi Vasugupta, Shiva teaches in Shambhav upaya sutra 11, त्रितयभोक्ता वीरेशः Tritayabhoktā vīreśaḥ!

He makes us understand that through all His experiences in all three states of waking, dream and even deep sleep, Shiva is always centered in his Divinity.

God manifests the world, to 'see' Himself in all His own Leelas.

And finally ,the whole spiritual journey uncovers one great realisation :

At the root of all things is Shivshakti.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SAHASRARA

 

SAHASRARA

You

lived out the tree of life,

even with, your million lives.

You made do,

and followed

routine aimlessness, into deja vu.

But know this,

you may lose yourself this once,

to find,

that you are rooted in the sky:

And let the million falls,

lead to the thousand petalled high,

The choice, is yours.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Lord Shiva sleeping

 

A lovely pic with Lord Shiva sleeping, like a baby, in his supreme pristinity.

It is said of the true Yogi” He is always awake” But that Awakeness is about always being centred in your Spiritual Self. Sleep, when it is very relaxed, surprisingly puts you in a state of freshness, which is a renewal of your own calm Nature. Indeed, in the Siva Sutras, the great revelation text of Kashmir Shaiv Darsana : Kashmir Shaivism, Shivji tells sage Vasugupta how to become centred in your Divinity, and there he affirms that even through sleep one can remain immersed in the great state of awakening. Aum Namah Shivaye!

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

INFINITY

 

INFINITY

You cannot describe infinity. Infinite is such a big word. Yes, but guess what, you can always merge into it! And it is just like that with God.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

TEACH ME, LORD

 

TEACH ME, LORD

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

“I meditate,” Shiva answered.

“So then, teach me about meditation,” She said.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

COME BACK, WITH GOD WALKING WITH YOU ON THE TRAIL

 

COME BACK, WITH GOD WALKING WITH YOU ON THE TRAIL

What is it to meditate between pleasure and pain

loss and gain

sensibility and the insane?

What is it to dive deepest down

in an ocean of fear

and surface with that, which is extremely dear

What is it to woe your own human frail

and then,

come back, with God walking with you on the trail?

( A tribute to all those who have had a very difficult time and faced it with courage and fortitude)

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Shiva is: Gangadhara

 

Shiva is: Gangadhara- The One who bears the Ganga upon His matted locks.

Shiva stands magnificently beneath the Himalayan sky, Ganga descending from heaven in a tremendous celestial torrent, gets received in His jata as a landing pad . And the story behind the name gives the image real meaning: this heavenly river , who is actually a Goddess, is too powerful to fall directly upon Earth, so Shiva receives her in His locks and releases her gently. शिव गंगाधर हैं:

वे जो अपनी जटाओं पर गंगा को धारण करते हैं।

शिव हिमालय के आकाश के नीचे भव्य रूप में खड़े हैं। गंगा स्वर्ग से एक प्रचंड दिव्य जलधारा के रूप में उतरती है और उनकी जटाओं में मानो एक सुरक्षित अवतरण स्थल की तरह ग्रहण की जाती है।

और इस नाम के पीछे की कथा छवि को सच्चा अर्थ देती है: यह स्वर्गीय नदी, जो वास्तव में एक देवी हैं, पृथ्वी पर सीधे गिरने के लिए इतनी शक्तिशाली हैं कि शिव उन्हें अपनी जटाओं में धारण करते हैं और फिर धीरे-धीरे, कोमलता से मुक्त करते हैं।

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.