KAAL BHAIRAV

 

KAAL BHAIRAV

Lord Shiva is called Bhola Nath, and normally, He is that - the innocent God;

Asutosa, the easily pleased.

But there are times, rare and indeed avoidable, when He gets into an angry vibration and slips into Raudra Roop. He can then be more ferocious than any entity in the Universe. We must never forget He is Bhooth Nath also.

Knowing both aspects well, accordingly, the ancient Rishis in their wisdom sang to Him ‘ Bhakt jana binati karat hain Bhola Nath sada’ This is an old prayer , which asks Him to remain Bhola Nath always.

As Kaal Bhairava, He is virtually the keeper of time, and not only can He create and protect, but also destroy if He so chooses. For Tandav, Shiva’s cosmic dance , the galaxy is a floor, the planets just little props;

The ultimate truth is that since everything emanates from Him, He will always have the last word or the last dance in every number that we play, with His prowess to rattle the Universe out of its track or then to dance it back on rails.

So the real prayer would be in our conduct to keep peace and also offer it to Him to partake.

Aum Namah Shivaye!

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

“Swamiji Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj gives you a guarantee that you will never reach God through buying or selling tickets. Never.”

 

“Swamiji has come here to serve the people, not to charge money. Swamiji cannot charge money.”

“There is no charge for people to come to Swamiji or to be in his presence or to speak to him. One cannot reach God through money. That is business. It is not yoga. There is no need to pay money to reach God. The guru can get his food anyway. There is no need to charge money for that.”

“Swamiji gives you a guarantee that you will never reach God through buying or selling tickets. Never.”

“We have these two people here who are editors of a magazine. What would Swamiji do if he had the intention to contact these people to start a business? He would ask them to do his advertisement, to do his publicity for him. In turn, out of what Swamiji gets from the people, he would pay them some amount. So the three of them would be partners. So Swamiji gains publicity. A lot of people come to him. A lot of money comes to him that gets distributed between the three. That is the way it is done.”

“Even the feeding that we do in the ashram creates a lot of trouble for other spiritual leaders because they sell their food. All the ashrams in Bangalore sell their food. Nobody gives it away free. Because we give it free, they are unhappy with us.”

“First we have to hit these spiritual leaders who are collecting money for their programs, then we will start the rest of the activities. Until we hit these people, it will be difficult.”

“You will not get God buying tickets. You should never sell spirituality. In the United States, he will have to control that. Once he starts bhava samadhi here, they will they will beat them all up. If we have a lot of bhava samadhi, everybody will come under control. All the spiritual leaders are actually afraid of bhava samadhi.”

“We are to teach people peace, to reduce the tension in their lives. These spiritual leaders are increasing the tension rather than reducing it.”

- Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj

ARRANGING SHIVA'S MARRIAGE TO PARVATI

 

ARRANGING SHIVA'S MARRIAGE TO PARVATI

“To what do I owe this great fortune?” said Himavat in his characteristic humility. “That the Lord of creation, Brahma ji Himself, has put His sacred feet in my home, and that too accompanied by Indra deva, Varuna deva, Agni deva and so many more.”

“To all your past actions, your karma, noble King,” said Brahma, and then added somewhat mysteriously, “And undoubtedly to the actions you are now destined to perform.”

“The actions I am now to perform, my Lord?”

“Do you know what is the greatest honour for me as the creator, Himavat?”

“Everything you have done is honourable, Lord,” said Himavat with folded hands.

“Hmm…” said Brahma, visibly pleased. “It is to be father to God Himself: Shiva, when He incarnated as Rudra, and accepted me as His father, that was the greatest honour!”

“Yes, my Lord, how can one ever forget your immense fortune, this great occasion that visited upon you.”

“And that occasion, Himavat, my dear man, is about to visit you too!”

“Me? My Lord, I don’t quite understand…” Himavat stuttered.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

THE GREAT JOURNEY

 

(pic taken about 20 years back with pilgrims of Vaishno Devi at Katra Base)

THE GREAT JOURNEY

Think of Life as a journey on a ship called planet Earth. Your Cabin is where you live,use it to the most to enjoy your own solitude.

And then also,move out of your cabin once in a while to meet others in the open air deck, these are fascinating

Co - wayfarers, who, like you, have embarked on the same journey, from different ports. Where we started doesnt really matter,colours do not make a difference: we all head for the same destination!

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

~ Shail Gulhati

LOVE IS GOD

 

He had been the greatest Lover in the world.
Love was the essence of what they were; love was existence.
Love, it was, that was in the beginning, love, that sustained the present, and love it would be, in the end.


Shiva hummed something to Himself, as they met in the forest the very next morning.
“What? Are you singing to yourself?” teased Sati.
“No, I am not!”
“You are, too!” laughed Sati.“Else, tell me.”
“Everything was decidedly different this morn,” said Shiva.
“The sun shone bright, much brighter than yesterday.
The stars, see my love… were still up, they refused to go away!
sparrows whispered to each other excitedly,
the bees were already stumbling in drunken ecstasy,
and, did anyone note the trees as they swayed?
Some strange delight in the air.
All this, for you, my Love…”

“Ah! A poet!”said Sati.

“My gifts are not silver or gold for thee,

 my words are my gifts, my poems, me,” continued Shiva with a soft smile.
“That, is lovely,” said Sati as She slid into the familiar embrace.
“Sometimes I feel we have always been like this,” She said.“It feels so right!”
Shiva looked down at Her head and softly kissed it from atop. “Yes, this is how it has always been,” He said.

One day, She implored, “ Say something really nice.”

It was then that Shiva said the most enigmatic thing. “Love, there is no such thing as the end of life, but, without you, there is no life.”
“That is lovely,” said Sati and hugged Him. And then, a few moments later asked,“What exactly does it mean, though?”
“It means…” said Shiva turning completely towards Her, and locking His eyes in Hers. “That there is a part of us which is eternal, but that part is of no use, if there is not another to share the eternity with.”
Sati hugged Him, in a ‘never to let go’ embrace.

~ SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. by Shail Gulhati

Shiva does not treat any part of the day as a waiting room . He is always present in the moment!

 

Shiva does not treat any part of the day as a waiting room .

He is always present in the moment!

And this is the way to enjoy life, from a cup of tea,

to a mind bending conversation, or simply hanging out with those you love.

~ Shail Gulhati

Shiva is not a ' Why me ?' person.

 

Shiva is not a ' Why me ?' person. He does what He has to, precisely because He knows, He is the one who can. Shiva nature is not unnecessary bravado- it is doing what you know you can, to save time and move on ahead.

- Shail Gulhati'