This Shivratri Know ABCs of Shaivism

This Shivratri Know ABCs of Shaivism

Here is essence of Shaivism expressed in ABC poem.

A: Asceticism is key to soulful life

B: Bondage-free living is devoid of sense-objects attachments

C: Calm and still mind realities the Nature of Shiva or Bliss

D: Deeming presence of soul as an eternal, infinite, pervasive and omniscient entity

E: Enjoyment by senses leads to impurities in the form of experience themselves as finite, limited, transient, falsehood and ignorance

QUATRAINS

Empty your hands, let desires fall,

Ascetic's path, answering Shiva's call.

No chains of wanting, no clinging tight,

To senses' fleeting, fading light.

Mind like a lake, so clear and deep,

Shiva's bliss, the secrets it keeps.

The soul within, a boundless spark,

Eternal, knowing, leaving its mark.

Senses entice, with fleeting gain,

But bind us tighter, to earthly pain.

See through the mist, the illusion's art,

Shiva within, a brand new start.