Wednesday, 27 September 2023

SHE LOOKS TO ALL

 


SHE LOOKS TO ALL
One day, while serving Shiva His meal, Parvati asked " My mind wonders ever so often about the creatures in the valley and jungles and at the lower reaches, you know, basically the ones who are far from our sight. Do they get their meals always? Are the meals on time? I hope some of them, actually none of them, ever go hungry…”
“Ah, you are Annapurna, my dear! It’s natural that you feel concerned. But they all get fed. All beings are provided for, trust me. And not just the denizens of Kailash, but all beings of this planet are provided for,” Replied Shiva.
“All of them get their meals at the appointed hour, as the case may be,” He said, with certain assertiveness. “Sure, some get it a little earlier than the others. For some, a decent meal is an effortless event, others may have to wait, and there are still others who do strive somewhat disproportionately for it. But ultimately, Nature has a system to provide for all that it has birthed. All it births is sustained, else it would fail,”

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Monday, 25 September 2023

GOD

 


GOD
God, said the Rishis of old
is not thought of as
a distant and unseen ruler in the sky.
He has been here with us!
We have had stories told.
Like us, He played out His roles
Son, friend , husband, lover!
And then, the Father, bold.
God, said the Rishis of yore,
is not thought of as just
a formless and ever unattainable essence,
for that, would have been a limitation,
albeit subtle;
And God, ever fixed upon the seeker's brow,
is unlimited, as we know :
When there is yearning in both Creator and creation
to meet,
He surely comes,
and who on earth then, can Him forbid?!!
God, said the rishis of yore
is not a distant ruler in the sky
Namah Shivaye,
Aum Namah Shivaye.
~ From the book 'Shiva poetry' by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Sunday, 24 September 2023

Shiv Dhyaan Mantra

Shiv Dhyaan Mantra
‘Karcharankritam Vaa Kaayjam Karmjam Vaa Shravannayanjam
Vaa Maansam Vaa Paradham I Vihitam Vihitam Vaa Sarv Metat
Kshamasva Jay Jay Karunaabdhe Shree Mahadev Shambho"
This is a very powerful mantra that helps you ask for forgiveness from Lord Shiva for any sin that you may have done along the course of your life.
Om namah shivaye

Saturday, 23 September 2023

A BACKSTAGE TASK

 


A BACKSTAGE TASK
Between black and white
day and night
deep within
is the colour of your life.
Between fast and slow
less and more
seated firmly is the one
who runs the show.
Between doubt and belief
fear and faith
the One remains
whom thoughts cannot sieve.
Between discipline and impulse
holding back and release
is a sacred God
to atone the sensual beast.
Between the audience and the act
the fiction and the fact
is a backstage task
where the hero stands unmasked.
~ From the book 'Shiva poetry', 51 poems of devotion by Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.

Om Gan Ganpataye Namo Namaha