THE PORTAL TO ALL OF LIFE

 

THE PORTAL TO ALL OF LIFE

Shiva sits in his cave in the Himalayas in deep meditation for the welfare of all.

Just like on internet, we have different portals ( doorways ) to different sites, so also, Shiva is the portal to all life.

He is the doorway to Supreme Consciousness.

From the cave of His own heart he can reach out to anyone of us,

in our cave of heart.

This is important to note: Shiva answers our calls from His lofty peaks, whether mountain peaks or spiritual attainments, softly, in the cave of our own prayer.

When we close our eyes in deep repose, yes, it is possible to 'see' his own watchful eye looking at us.

That is the total internal reflection of Shiva, on his own creation. That, is meditation, Dhyana.

At the request of the great Kashmiri Rishi, Vasugupta, Shiva delivered Him the Siva Sutras, a very sacred text which gave Vasu knowledge about the relationship of man with God. It taught him how to get re-connected to Shiva in this very lifetime. We are indeed very fortunate that in our own time, Swami Lakshmanjoo of Ishber Ashram, Srinagar once again taught the Siva Sutras to the earnest seekers of Shiva. Though Swamiji left for his heavenly abode in 1991, the Siva Sutras still remain in our midst as the great teaching.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

THE TRANCE

 

THE TRANCE

He often drifted into a whirlpool of questions, What was His role in this world?

How far had he played that role out? A tizzy mix of of past life regression and peeps into future progressions would become his surreal but thrilling ‘ mind ride’.

The whirlpool of imagination was actually like a trance that revealed to Him the matrix of the entire Universe.

It was as though time and space danced around Him in astral dimensions to rouse his own ancient rhythm . A dance that led Him to an understanding of how the entire Universe, all things, anything at all that existed came into being.

~ From the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller.

Every action does have its reaction

 

Every action does have its reaction.

If you have been good always, good is bound to come back.

But learn to wait!

We know that repayment is Karma's virtue,

but patience has to be ours.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

IN THE FOREVERNESS SCENE

 

IN THE FOREVERNESS SCENE

A countless Life cycles

has His eye seen

so too a countless Rudraksha

have been.

Those who know, say

Shiva forgets not a single soul

nor lets anyone go,

for today we are here, tomorrow dissolved ,

and the day after ,

perhaps

a necklace embraced around Him

in love, forever, and forever ,

in the foreverness scene.

Those who know , say even the Lord weeps

and in each tear a soul keeps.

Rudra aksh.

The tear of Shiv, is what the Shaivite dreams.

Aum Namah

Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

The One who knows He, is all .

 

In the deepest Oneness

Sits alone

The One who knows

He, is all .

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

I am the cosmic One

 

It's strange, i thought i was born

just yesterday

a child, playing in the lap of mom

today i know i am the cosmic One

Never born never die

I give birth to all

What fantasy what lila what play! Just so,

never to be alone again

I am the cosmic One

Shivohum Shivohum Shivohum.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

THE ARRIVAL

 

THE ARRIVAL

Shiva is Timeless, Limitless and Boundless, but one sure mark of His, is that He is bound to Parvati. It is said of Shiva that He does not incarnate. Of Parvati's bhakti, it is said She is one who can make even Shiva incarnate.

He is Timeless, and yet when Parvati manifests, it is time for Shiva to arrive. He is formless, but when She arrives, He manifests form. She is His eternal soulmate, and they always find each other, through the mists of cosmic time, even through lifetimes; such is the magic of their love.

Shiva will always find Parvati in any corner of the Universe: In reality it is not just Parvati who awaits the arrival of God, but God Himself waiting for Her to make an arrival into His space to make it a Heaven .

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

SHAMBHAVOPAYA

 

SHAMBHAVOPAYA

Waking, dream, and deep dreamless sleep. These are the three states of being known to us. But Shiva wants to lead us to the all important fourth state of Turiya - The state of God consciousness, or Samadhi as it is called in Yogic language.

We all know a common fact about dreams, which is that when we realize that we are dreaming, we usually wake up.

Just like that, when we go into Samadhi in Dhyana, we realize that waking too is a dream! After that in 'Vyutthan' which means arising from Dhyana, we tend to think that the life we had known was more like a dream, while God consciousness is the permanent state.

You can see in dreams what you cannot sometimes see in waking . Dreams are more fluid, always more exciting than waking, and yet no one holds you responsible for them. So if we try conscious dreaming, can we alter the fabric of experience? Some shamans experience this through herbs. But actual conscious dreaming requires spiritual knowledge also. To achieve a state where everyone is in bliss- the whole world is happy, will be like a Utopian dream- You cannot fly a super jet plane without knowing cockpit manual! It will require a massive Baudh Gyana of Shambhavopya- Knowledge of Shiva's own teaching.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.