Maha Shivaratri
“Mahashivratri is the day of Shiva. Wherever there is beauty, truth, and benevolence, there is Shiva. And, there is no place where the Shiva-principle is absent. But, Shiva is not a person. It is that principle which is the summum bonum of the whole creation and pervades the entire universe. This principle, called the Shiva tattva, is the quintessence of life and is present deep within every living being.
On Mahashivratri, we celebrate the Shiva tattva by going deep within us, meditating, and rejoicing in the Shiva energy. There are certain days and time frames in a year when one’s mental health and spiritual faculties are enhanced and Mahashivratri is one such precious day…
Today we pray with our heart and soul for peace in the world, peace and progress in society, progress of knowledge, and happiness for every individual.
The divine accepts you however you are. If you feel like you are like a thorn, you are still accepted. If you are like a leaf, you are accepted. If you are like a fruit or a flower, you are accepted. However you are, and whatever stage of evolution you are at, the one divinity accepts you, and that is truth and that is beauty.. Shiva is benevolence, truth and beauty, and the three are inseparable.
Tonight is the celebration of nature rejoicing the presence of benevolence, truth and beauty.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Image by Kartick Dutta
King Edward Street Chapel 