YOU DO NOT FIND SHIVA: HE FINDS YOU
“So, it is Shiva who brought me to this cave?”
“Yes, the whole universe is His cave,Where He awaits your arrival by His hearth.”
Sati looked around as if to spot Shiva sitting in the corner of the cave, and asked,“So, where is He?”
“This is the interesting thing,” said the sage. “He awaits your arrival, but until you come, He won’t appear Himself!”
“You mean…”
“I mean, God has not manifested Himself to us as yet, and it is thus that we await your arrival, with the greatest earnest.
Your birth signals that now, the birthless one Himself is to arrive.
" Baba,” She asked, “So where do I begin to look for Him, where will I find Shiva?”
“You do not find Shiva,” said the hermit. “Shiva finds you.”
“So what am I to do in the meantime?” asked Sati.
“Surrender,” said the hermit.
“Surrender?”
“Surrender your senses, give them leave. Like you are comfortable now in body and in mind, surrender too, your very being, and repose in your self,” said the sage. And then added very loudly, “Tana mana dhana, Aum phut!! Sab kuch tera, kya laage mera. The body, the mind, the all; all into the celestial essence, none of it is me! All belongs to Thee!” And then gently, once again he smiled, “Surrender, as I once surrendered to you! Ah, but you can only surrender to your own higher self.”
“You surrendered to me? Higher self?”asked Sati, completely bewildered.
He drew himself close to Her. “My name is Vashishta, little mother,” he said.
“Rishi Vashishta? You are Rishi Vashishta!!” Sati exclaimed.
“Yes.”Smiled the Sage
“Yes, the whole universe is His cave,Where He awaits your arrival by His hearth.”
Sati looked around as if to spot Shiva sitting in the corner of the cave, and asked,“So, where is He?”
“This is the interesting thing,” said the sage. “He awaits your arrival, but until you come, He won’t appear Himself!”
“You mean…”
“I mean, God has not manifested Himself to us as yet, and it is thus that we await your arrival, with the greatest earnest.
Your birth signals that now, the birthless one Himself is to arrive.
" Baba,” She asked, “So where do I begin to look for Him, where will I find Shiva?”
“You do not find Shiva,” said the hermit. “Shiva finds you.”
“So what am I to do in the meantime?” asked Sati.
“Surrender,” said the hermit.
“Surrender?”
“Surrender your senses, give them leave. Like you are comfortable now in body and in mind, surrender too, your very being, and repose in your self,” said the sage. And then added very loudly, “Tana mana dhana, Aum phut!! Sab kuch tera, kya laage mera. The body, the mind, the all; all into the celestial essence, none of it is me! All belongs to Thee!” And then gently, once again he smiled, “Surrender, as I once surrendered to you! Ah, but you can only surrender to your own higher self.”
“You surrendered to me? Higher self?”asked Sati, completely bewildered.
He drew himself close to Her. “My name is Vashishta, little mother,” he said.
“Rishi Vashishta? You are Rishi Vashishta!!” Sati exclaimed.
“Yes.”Smiled the Sage
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