Maha Shivaratri is in a few days and is an important and special night for millions of Hindus around the world. It commemorates the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, symbolizing the union of consciousness and energy, and honors Shiva's cosmic dance.
Celebrated on the 14th night of the waning moon, it encourages overcoming ignorance through meditation, fasting, and staying awake, marking a significant, natural energy upsurge.
Devotees observe this night by fasting, chanting, visiting temples, and engaging in all-night prayers to gain spiritual liberation and self-realization.
However, for those who are not Hindu, it’s a great time to view it as an
What in me is ready to fall away?
What shadows in me need light?
What identities no longer serve me?
What life patterns no longer serve me?
What resentments do I want to release?
What in me is ready to awaken?
To sit in the darkness of life without fear.
To let what is false fall away.
To allow what no longer serves us to dissolve.
Shiva is known as the destroyer.
He could be thought of as the one who closes one door so that a new door can be opened. It’s the destruction of our old way of thinking, our old way of perceiving life, people and spiritual matters.
It’s the force that allows us to let go of fears.
We have identities that no longer serve or help us.
Many of us are still holding on to old resentments, however small.
We’re still living with inherited fears, ones that are deep down.
And we move about the world operating in patterns we outgrew long ago and no longer serve us.
With that in mind, Shivaratri whispers to us:
Calmly step into the night, but
Stay awake and inquire within to see clearly.
Stay still long enough to hear truth.
Stay humble long enough to be transformed.
In honesty — in surrender — in silence.
Because growth requires awareness.
And awareness requires presence.
Transformation
Release of ego
Inner awakening - spiritual awakening
Conscious awareness
Regardless of your religion or beliefs, this is a good time to practice silence. To go within. To meditate. To pray. To be grateful. To be of service to others. To think of others. Simply, it’s a great time to “let go.”
Briefly — Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, revered as the Supreme Being and recognized as part of the Hindu Trinity, which includes Brahma (the creator) and Vishnu (the preserver), and Shiva, known as the“Destroyer” or “Transformer.” He is responsible for dissolution at the end of every cosmic cycle, allowing for regeneration and new creation. Hindus believe universes have many cosmic life cycles. They begin, end, only to be born and begin again.
Thank you for reading. Maha Shivaratri is the 15th in Texas. I encourage you to Google it, and if nothing else, spend a little time in quiet reflection or meditation. Spend time sending others light and love. Spend time in gratitude, for gratitude is the doorway to enlightenment.
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