Happy Maha Shivratri To All !

Shiva essentially means “that which is not “ He also embodies the concept of union in his state of Ardhnarishwara ,a blend of male and female energies and also of anger and compassion .Shiva is also infinite love and kindness ,always ready to fulfil the wishes of devotees. Shiva is a reminder to devotees that without this dynamic balance of opposites ,life would be chaos ,Without the existence of night ,day would become dull,without woman man would be incomplete ,It is equally true that birth and death are one and not separate from each other ,Shiva represents the very peak of human evolution and the ultimate in life. In order to attain to this ,SHIVA has given 112 methods of Meditation . Life is a phenomenon of coming into form and death is moving into the formless ,Shiva essentially means the formless ,We do not keep pictures of shiva in temples ,Instead we have represented as Shivalinga .In the concept of Ardhanarishwara ,shakti is feminie and shiva is masculine but both are inseparable and united in total unity and harmony ,Every individual has the traits of Ardhanarishwara.

Shivaratri symbolizes union of Shiva & Shakti ,the marriage of two highest cosmic vibrations ,The concept is awakening of consciousness at the material level of existence and uniting with shakti at a higher point in evolution .The word ratri means dark night .When the individual experiences existence ,objective reality all around ,is the day of consciousness when consciousness is all alone and no objective experience takes place. All senses ,time ,space and objectivity becomes still,consciousness alone remains ,That is the dark night of the soul ,the stage just before illumination .So Shivratri is a symbol of the spiritual state of Samadhi .