Maha Shivaratri

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Today is Maha Shivaratri

[http://timesofindia.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/faith-and-rituals/today-is-maha-shivaratri Times Of India

Shiva is the experiencer and the highest object of experience. Shiva is the goal of sadhana. There is nothing other than Shiva. Shiva Dhun

Shiva is that blissful and innocent Consciousness which exists in every atom of the universe and also in us. Celebrating the Shiva tattva in oneself is called Shivaratri…. Shiva means your Self, your innermost core, the purest Self. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Shiva is the formless absolute Reality —the nature of pure Consciousness….Shiva is Trilochana, the three-eyed One. The third eye is the eye of wisdom. The other two represent love and justice. Swami Tejomayananda

Every subatomic particle not only performs an energy dance, but also is an energy dance; a pulsating process of creation and destruction…without end…f Capra

Shiva is the essence of the cosmos, symbolised in movement. Mulk Raj Anand