I am reading the Shiva Trilogy Books now - I am thoroughly fascinated by the book and by the research the reading of the books is leading me to.
This post here is about how I love the Hindu religion and how exciting the stories within it are
1. Shiva is such a personality - he and Vishnu are like two sides of a coin
when speaking of Vishnu, I am of course thinking of Lord Rama of the Ramayanam - calm, collected,
also Krishna, playful charming
And then there is Shiva - rebel, unkempt hair, dancing wildly, tribal, fiery, the destroyer, the revered
He and Vishnu go to one another for advice and help and seem to mutually respect the power of each, they tease one another - like the Mohini episode - such camaraderie between the Gods! and of course, we all know there is only one God, only one oneness - so all these forms playing with one another, just another way of seeing things
And the, Shiva Rathiri - no wonder so many erotic songs refer to Shiva Rathiri - it is Lord Shiva's wedding night with Sati
such all consuming love they have
I love it that our Gods make love and that they are 'encouraged', others beseech the Gods to love - for if the Gods don't love there can be no love on earth! such a simple concept, so beautiful and yet so arresting - so potentially offensive for those of the more prudish disposition! hahaha.
And the battles between the sexes in the heavens even as they love one another, - take the creation of Ganesha! Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi engage in a battle where Vishnu and Bramha have to all come and pray to both to reconcile their differences because the world cannot take it when they fight
The female shakthi and male shakthi - female energy and male energy - such beautiful concepts
I love my religion, I dont' understand all of it, I never will, and I may not take to every aspect of it, but I love it - I love the mystery, the depth, the liberation of the relition.
The Shiva Thandavam - what a dance it must be - channeling the energy of the earth through dance - that is the power of music and dance
And the idea, the concept of the Jeevatma yearning to reach out to the Paramatma - that is a beautiful concept.
More ruminations to come, for sure.
Thank you God for the brilliant writers of the world!
This post here is about how I love the Hindu religion and how exciting the stories within it are
1. Shiva is such a personality - he and Vishnu are like two sides of a coin
when speaking of Vishnu, I am of course thinking of Lord Rama of the Ramayanam - calm, collected,
also Krishna, playful charming
And then there is Shiva - rebel, unkempt hair, dancing wildly, tribal, fiery, the destroyer, the revered
He and Vishnu go to one another for advice and help and seem to mutually respect the power of each, they tease one another - like the Mohini episode - such camaraderie between the Gods! and of course, we all know there is only one God, only one oneness - so all these forms playing with one another, just another way of seeing things
And the, Shiva Rathiri - no wonder so many erotic songs refer to Shiva Rathiri - it is Lord Shiva's wedding night with Sati
such all consuming love they have
I love it that our Gods make love and that they are 'encouraged', others beseech the Gods to love - for if the Gods don't love there can be no love on earth! such a simple concept, so beautiful and yet so arresting - so potentially offensive for those of the more prudish disposition! hahaha.
And the battles between the sexes in the heavens even as they love one another, - take the creation of Ganesha! Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi engage in a battle where Vishnu and Bramha have to all come and pray to both to reconcile their differences because the world cannot take it when they fight
The female shakthi and male shakthi - female energy and male energy - such beautiful concepts
I love my religion, I dont' understand all of it, I never will, and I may not take to every aspect of it, but I love it - I love the mystery, the depth, the liberation of the relition.
The Shiva Thandavam - what a dance it must be - channeling the energy of the earth through dance - that is the power of music and dance
And the idea, the concept of the Jeevatma yearning to reach out to the Paramatma - that is a beautiful concept.
More ruminations to come, for sure.
Thank you God for the brilliant writers of the world!
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