The spirit of Living with Shiva

Shiva say, become loving. When you are in the embrace, become the embrace. Become the kiss. Forget yourself so totally that you can say, “I am no more. Only love exists.” Then the heart is not beating, but love is beating. Then the blood is not circulating, but love is circulating. Then eyes are not seeing, love is seeing. Then hands are not moving to touch, love is moving to touch.
— Osho

The spirit of Living with Íiva was succinctly conveyed 2,200 years ago by weaver saint Tiruvalluvar in the following verses from his famed ethical scripture, the Tirukural: Attach yourself to Him who is free from all attachments. Bind yourself to that bond so that all other bonds may be broken (350). It is said that all good things are natural to those who know their duty and walk the path of perfect goodness (981). Love, modesty, propriety, kindly look and truthfulness—these are the five pillars on which perfect goodness rests (983).

Our great God Íiva is beyond time, beyond space, beyond form and form’s creation, and yet He uses time and causes form. He is in the sky, in the clouds, in the swirling galaxies. Íiva’s cosmic dance of creation, preserva tion and dissolution is happening this very moment in every atom of the cosmos. Supreme God Íiva is immanent, with a beautiful human- like form which can actually be seen and has been seen by many mystics in visions. Íiva is also transcendent, beyond time, cause and space. Such are the mysteries of Íiva’s being.

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami