THE BRIDGE
We are told not to have the human negatives of anger and attachment. Yet we note that Shiva has some human attributes. He does get angry at wicked people, and He does have tremendous attachment for Devi Parvati. You see, God as the pure consciousness, God in his complete purity can be a distanced God. In the sense that God is very pure, man is very impure, so God shall always remain unattainable, The two shall never meet. Shiva gives a solution. He becomes more human, you become more godly, a bridge can be drawn. So He showed attributes of anger, attachment and informality; You felt nearer to Him. You generate love and kindness, He shall feel nearer to you.
~ Adapted from the book ' The Yogi and the snake' by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.
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