A Shiva Story

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In a message dated 11/12/2005 1:20:55 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, HvI (AT) SoftHome (DOT) net writes:

When I later learned the Shiva dhyanam where it is said "Wealways

meditate on He who shines like the white mountains", itmeant

something very special to me. OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

Namaste Dear Henny,

A wonderful experience.

My love is Siva, Siva is my love.

Kanda

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A Shiva Story

 

Unusually late for the time of year, we had heavy

snowfall in the Netherlands last April. It had snowed the whole

afternoon, but as I had been to an evening class and had not looked

outside, I had not realized how bad the situation had become. As I

reached the station to get a bus home, I was told no bus would

be forthcoming since all transportation was cancelled for the

night. The only thing I could do was take the ferry across the

river (fortunately there was no ice) and walk home. Normally,

the prospect of having to walk through a snowstorm, in the dark,

on my own, for at least an hour or more would freak me out.

And it did at first, because there were very few other people in

sight, so there was no one to walk along with, and as I started

walking, I was sometimes up to my knees in the snow. It was

hard to see the road and I was not totally sure about the shortest

way home. I felt very alone and not a little afraid. But then I

remembered the book I had been reading. It was `Before

becoming This' and in it Swamiji explained that Shiva is the Guru

of all Gurus and that beginners would do well to chant `Om

namah Shivaya'. So I started chanting the mantra as I plodded

along. And gradually, my fear disappeared and the beauty of it

all dawned on me. I was totally alone in an absolutely silent,

immaculately white world. There was no one else in sight, there

was no traffic, nothing. The snow-covered trees in the park

seemed to smile down at me as I passed chanting and I felt

suddenly very safe, as if nothing bad could ever happen to me in

this wonderland. It was all so beautiful I laughed and cried at the

same time. I walked for an hour and a half, chanting `Om namah

Shivaya', and was led home safely by Lord Shiva that night.

When I later learned the Shiva dhyanam where it is said "We

always meditate on He who shines like the white mountains", it

meant something very special to me. OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

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, "henny_v_i" <HvI@S...> wrote:

>"I was totally alone in an absolutely silent,immaculately white

world."

 

Om Namah Shivaya, beloved Henny ji!

i have goose bumps from reading your Shiva story. It is so beautiful,

so wonderfully descriptive in your telling, and it brings back

wonderful childhood memories for me. i understand the wonderment of

being in the starlit silence surrounded by drifts of white

everywhere. i remember my heart feeling tinges of bliss, and when i

looked up at the stars and then looked down at the glittering snow, i

felt liked they were reflecting each other. It all felt very familar

to me...the silent grandeur...very magical. It was such a Pristine

Silence...OM

Your sister beyond forever,

muktimaa

 

 

 

 

 

 

> A Shiva Story

>

> Unusually late for the time of year, we had heavy

> snowfall in the Netherlands last April. It had snowed the whole

> afternoon, but as I had been to an evening class and had not looked

> outside, I had not realized how bad the situation had become. As I

> reached the station to get a bus home, I was told no bus would

> be forthcoming since all transportation was cancelled for the

> night. The only thing I could do was take the ferry across the

> river (fortunately there was no ice) and walk home. Normally,

> the prospect of having to walk through a snowstorm, in the dark,

> on my own, for at least an hour or more would freak me out.

> And it did at first, because there were very few other people in

> sight, so there was no one to walk along with, and as I started

> walking, I was sometimes up to my knees in the snow. It was

> hard to see the road and I was not totally sure about the shortest

> way home. I felt very alone and not a little afraid. But then I

> remembered the book I had been reading. It was `Before

> becoming This' and in it Swamiji explained that Shiva is the Guru

> of all Gurus and that beginners would do well to chant `Om

> namah Shivaya'. So I started chanting the mantra as I plodded

> along. And gradually, my fear disappeared and the beauty of it

> all dawned on me. I was totally alone in an absolutely silent,

> immaculately white world. There was no one else in sight, there

> was no traffic, nothing. The snow-covered trees in the park

> seemed to smile down at me as I passed chanting and I felt

> suddenly very safe, as if nothing bad could ever happen to me in

> this wonderland. It was all so beautiful I laughed and cried at the

> same time. I walked for an hour and a half, chanting `Om namah

> Shivaya', and was led home safely by Lord Shiva that night.

> When I later learned the Shiva dhyanam where it is said "We

> always meditate on He who shines like the white mountains", it

> meant something very special to me. OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

>

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wow! great story, henny! i loved it!

 

 

 

henny_v_i wrote:

> A Shiva Story

>

> Unusually late for the time of year, we had heavy

 

--

"Naan Amme Snehikkunnu"

Be Love,

Egyirba

http://www.egyirba.net

 

 

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