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[[File:0000170 shiva-with-fountain-2124AX 600.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.3|Shiva depicted as Nataraja, Lord of the Dance]] | |||
'''Shiva''' is one of the most popular deities in India. Along with [[Brahma]] and [[Vishnu]], he is part of the Hindu triad, the trimurti. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are understood to be three manifestations of the One Supreme Being. They are the “three in one,” corresponding to the Western Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Brahma personifies the creator aspect of God, Vishnu the preserver and protector and Shiva the destroyer or dissolver. Shiva embodies all these aspects to Hindus who select him as their chosen deity. | '''Shiva''' is one of the most popular deities in India. Along with [[Brahma]] and [[Vishnu]], he is part of the Hindu triad, the trimurti. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are understood to be three manifestations of the One Supreme Being. They are the “three in one,” corresponding to the Western Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Brahma personifies the creator aspect of God, Vishnu the preserver and protector and Shiva the destroyer or dissolver. Shiva embodies all these aspects to Hindus who select him as their chosen deity. | ||
Shiva’s devotees revere him as the supreme Reality, the total Godhead. They see him as the Guru of all gurus, the destroyer of worldliness, ignorance, evil and evildoers, hatred and disease. He bestows wisdom and long life, and he embodies renunciation and compassion. | Shiva’s devotees revere him as the supreme Reality, the total Godhead. They see him as the Guru of all gurus, the destroyer of worldliness, ignorance, evil and evildoers, hatred and disease. He bestows wisdom and long life, and he embodies renunciation and compassion. | ||
[[File:Kailash north.JPG|thumb|Northern side of Mount Kailas, Tibet]] | [[File:Kailash north.JPG|thumb|Northern side of Mount Kailas, Tibet, the holy mountain of Shiva]] | ||
== Hindu beliefs == | == Hindu beliefs == | ||
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To Hindus, the Ganges represents the refreshing river of spiritual wisdom. According to Hindu tradition, when the gods decided to allow that Ganges River to descend from heaven, Shiva in that point of the vortex of light, the whirling energy around him, was actually the balance between heaven and earth of the river that descended, which was a river of light and became the river of earth. And so the water of the Ganges is considered by Hindus to be a magical water, a holy water that purifies anything. The [[ascended master]]s teach that these seven holy rivers also represent the seven rays of the [[Holy Spirit]] that come out of the white light. | To Hindus, the Ganges represents the refreshing river of spiritual wisdom. According to Hindu tradition, when the gods decided to allow that Ganges River to descend from heaven, Shiva in that point of the vortex of light, the whirling energy around him, was actually the balance between heaven and earth of the river that descended, which was a river of light and became the river of earth. And so the water of the Ganges is considered by Hindus to be a magical water, a holy water that purifies anything. The [[ascended master]]s teach that these seven holy rivers also represent the seven rays of the [[Holy Spirit]] that come out of the white light. | ||
[[File:Hindukailash.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Shiva, Parvati and their sons at Mount Kailas (18th century)]] | |||
== His teaching == | == His teaching == | ||