Today,
Thursday 27th February is Maha Shivratri, honouring Shiva, the Hindu
Lord of Creation and Destruction, as he burns up negative karma and
partakes in the cyclic cosmic dance of life, death and rebirth
(symbolised by the passage of Shiva’s ornamental Moon, from Dark to
New). Fasting and calling upon the all-powerful Shiva to protect from
the poison encountered when churning up the Milky Way and
the great Ocean (of Samsara) Shiva saves from ignorance and desire.
Dating from the time of the Vedas, 4000 years ago, Shiva, whose name
means ‘The Auspicious One’, also permeates Tibetan Buddhism in the form
of Tantric Dharma protector Mahakala, for example - among others.
Indeed, Mount Kalaish is revered by Shaivites and Tibetan Buddhists
alike as the source of all spiritual power, as well as India’s great
rivers. Mt Kalaish is considered the home of Shiva, together with
Tibet’s Heruka Chakrasamvara, and a place of pilgrimage for devotees of
Hinduism, Buddhism and Jains. Shiva is also patron of the arts and
yoga; his symbol is the snake, representing the power of Kundalini as
well as the ability to transform base emotion/action/thought into spiritual
understanding.
Om Om Om! Om Namo Shivaya! ॐ_/♥\_
Leaving the year of the Black Water Snake, we now shed the last of the snake’s skin, to be renewed and ready to embrace the Green Wood Horse year. ॐ_/♥\_
Happy Maha Shivratri! May all beings be blessed to find a source of creativity energy to transform ignorance into wisdom! ॐ_/♥\_
Om Om Om! Om Namo Shivaya! ॐ_/♥\_
Leaving the year of the Black Water Snake, we now shed the last of the snake’s skin, to be renewed and ready to embrace the Green Wood Horse year. ॐ_/♥\_
Happy Maha Shivratri! May all beings be blessed to find a source of creativity energy to transform ignorance into wisdom! ॐ_/♥\_
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