Lord Shiva is both form and formless, he is depicted as gentle, and also depicted as intense and terrifying. He is depicted as a she, and he is also depicted as a philosophy. Shiva is in everyone, everyone is in Shiva.

I do remember meditating with the Om Namah Shivaya Mantra once. During the meditation, I saw the face of Lord Shiva changing, and changing, hundreds, if not thousands of different faces in front of me, young, old, and I was overwhelmed.

Once we describe Shiva, or tell others about Shiva's personality, we instantly do not know Shiva. For in the very essence, Lord Shiva is infinite, and carries a more diverse line of adjectives and philosophy than we can ever imagine. Describing Lord Shiva is a mere shapshot of what is infinity. It is like looking at the universe and describing only one star out of the billions out there, and yet, the visible universe is finite and part and parcel of the infinite.

Lord Shiva is both form and formless, he is depicted as gentle, and also depicted as intense and terrifying. He is depicted as a she, and he is also depicted as a philosophy. Shiva is in everyone, everyone is in Shiva.

Shiva exists even before man discovered Lord Shiva, and yet, to discover Lord Shiva, one has to go through the process of realization, because it is through realization that we understand Lord Shiva. It is through doubt that we understand the philosophy, not faith. It is through inquiry that we understand the philosophy, not blind obedience.