The photos from this morning's prayers:-
- photos courtesy of Mr. Subhas Kannan
Friday, 3 January 2025
Thursday, 2 January 2025
HOLD YOUR GROUND
HOLD YOUR GROUND
Shiva has largely been loved and respected,
but not always; Sometimes even He has been doubted even by someone as close as His own father in law. But He holds His ground, it is sacred.
If you know your foundation is well intentioned, hold your ground no matter what. As Swami Vivekananda taught, the idea of "holding on to the truth even if you die" essentially means to always stand by what you believe is true, no matter the consequences.
SUCH IS THE DANCE!!
SUCH IS THE DANCE!!
Devi Parvati and her Lord
Shiv
in an eternal dance.
of becoming, and being
Yin and Yang
Wu and Wei
Transcendence in manifestation
His potency and Her kinetics!
His stillness and Her dynamics!
Her Shiva !
and His, Shakti.
Aum!
Such is the dance
of many forms
such is the pristine being:
such indeed the play of Shakti Shiv
the seer
who has become
the seeing...
~From the book ' Shiva poetry' by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.
Wednesday, 1 January 2025
SHIVA UPAYA
SHIVA UPAYA
Good morning and Happy new year, Shiv bhakts!
May Shiva bless you with the wisdom and determination
to sow what you wish to reap.
May He show you the miracle that great joy lies in the simplest of things shared with our loved ones.
May He empower you with abundance and strength so that you may reach out to others and have a glimpse of God's giving nature in yourself.
May you study and realise that all of the above contained in the Siva sutras is actually the great upaya - plan of Shiva for you.
Aum Namah Shivaye.
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