To Henny: A Shiva Story

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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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And what a lovely idea it is, Parvatiji, thank you!

 

, sara swati <parv108> wrote:

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> Dear Henny,

>

> Om namah Shivaaya!

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> Your story reminded me of the time that Maa made a Shiva lingam out

of the snow and then did Shiva puja, from the unmanifest to the

manifest and back again. Perhaps next time it snows in the Netherlands

a Shiva lingam will be born......

> Just an idea!

>

> Parvati

>

> henny_v_i <HvI@S...> wrote: A Shiva Story

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> 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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