Sati loved everything about Her Lord. Especially, His prowess in poetry.
“Say something nice,” She would say, as they sat outside their mountain cave, staring at the stars in a clear sky. More often than not, He would just laugh and say, “You are very nice,” and then they would both laugh.
One day, She implored, “No, say something really nice.”
It was then that Shiva said the most enigmatic thing. “Love, there is no such thing as the end of life, but, without you, there is no life.”
“That is lovely,” said Sati . And then, a few moments later asked,“What exactly does it mean, though?”
“It means…” said Shiva turning completely towards Her, and locking His eyes in Hers. “That there is a part of us which is eternal, but that part is of no use, if there is not another to share the eternity with.”
Sati embraced Him.
“Ok, tell me something more; something about life, but something that rhymes.”
“Hmm…ok,” said Shiva.
“Ups and downs, and rounds and rounds
Come and go
in life.
To know your Self
Centered, Bang, in the middle of it all
In fact, thrills the ride.”
“Aha! Ups and downs and rounds and rounds! that is so wonderfully rhyming, but what is this about the middle of it all?”
“Somewhere in the middle of our life, Sati,” said Shiva with passion, His tone changing to that of guidance, like a teacher. “We realise that the end and the beginning are indistinguishably intertwined.”
“So do you get all these deep wisdoms in your Yoga abhyasa? I’ve been seeing you do all sorts of postures; Asanas as you call them.”
“Yoga asana is only a seat for the great flight to the self. meditation can be as synergized, as natural as my rides on Nandi. Or as tumultuous, with the energy of an untamed beast of the natural order. All of Nature’s things are like that. You need to be completely at oneness with them before you even start to mount the ride. Else you will just be overturned, which too is an important part in the process of learning, Sati,” replied Shiva.
“It’s simple,” He said. “Yoga is not about your body. Yoga is about discovering your soul.”
( From the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller..)
A modern rendition of Great God Shiva and Sati's story.
Available on Amazon as an E book http://www.amazon.com/dp/
Shiva Parvati art by Sai Teja Vuttaluri
“Say something nice,” She would say, as they sat outside their mountain cave, staring at the stars in a clear sky. More often than not, He would just laugh and say, “You are very nice,” and then they would both laugh.
One day, She implored, “No, say something really nice.”
It was then that Shiva said the most enigmatic thing. “Love, there is no such thing as the end of life, but, without you, there is no life.”
“That is lovely,” said Sati . And then, a few moments later asked,“What exactly does it mean, though?”
“It means…” said Shiva turning completely towards Her, and locking His eyes in Hers. “That there is a part of us which is eternal, but that part is of no use, if there is not another to share the eternity with.”
Sati embraced Him.
“Ok, tell me something more; something about life, but something that rhymes.”
“Hmm…ok,” said Shiva.
“Ups and downs, and rounds and rounds
Come and go
in life.
To know your Self
Centered, Bang, in the middle of it all
In fact, thrills the ride.”
“Aha! Ups and downs and rounds and rounds! that is so wonderfully rhyming, but what is this about the middle of it all?”
“Somewhere in the middle of our life, Sati,” said Shiva with passion, His tone changing to that of guidance, like a teacher. “We realise that the end and the beginning are indistinguishably intertwined.”
“Oh, you are so profound,
Shiva. How can you go from ups and downs and rounds and rounds to Realisation!”
Shiva smiled and looked skywards, to the stars again.
“Oh, I’m not finished
yet,” Sati said, tugging at the string of His rudraksha necklace.Shiva smiled and looked skywards, to the stars again.
“So do you get all these deep wisdoms in your Yoga abhyasa? I’ve been seeing you do all sorts of postures; Asanas as you call them.”
“Yoga asana is only a seat for the great flight to the self. meditation can be as synergized, as natural as my rides on Nandi. Or as tumultuous, with the energy of an untamed beast of the natural order. All of Nature’s things are like that. You need to be completely at oneness with them before you even start to mount the ride. Else you will just be overturned, which too is an important part in the process of learning, Sati,” replied Shiva.
“It’s simple,” He said. “Yoga is not about your body. Yoga is about discovering your soul.”
( From the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller..)
A modern rendition of Great God Shiva and Sati's story.
Available on Amazon as an E book http://www.amazon.com/dp/
Shiva Parvati art by Sai Teja Vuttaluri
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