Shiva has multiple shades to his
personality, and is one god who can truly teach us the wisdom to live life. From
the below mentioned lessons, we can learn from him.
Come what may, you must never tolerate
evil
Lord Shiva
was known as the destroyer of evil. He couldn’t tolerate injustice and
destroyed the evil rakshasas in a fair manner. Similarly, even we should try to
keep zero tolerance for the evil happening around us and take a stand against
injustice.
Self-control is the key
to living life to the fullest
An
uncontrolled mind can lead you to live a disastrous life. You cannot win
battles when you lose focus and fall prey to your desires and addictions.
Therefore, it’s necessary to keep your mind aligned to your goals and heart
too.
Keep calm and carry on
Shiva was
called a ‘Maha Yogi’ because he meditated for hours for the well-being of the
universe. His calm state of mind was disturbed only due to extreme reasons, but
otherwise he would always be in a meditative state of mind. Thus highlighting
the fact that you can win half the battle just by being calm in a stressful
situation. It's really the best strategy to sorting out a problem.
Materialistic happiness never stays
for long
Take a look
at Shiva’s attire for a second. Only armed with a trishul and damru, Lord Shiva
always stayed away from wealth. You’re missing out on nothing in life if you’re
not attached to wealth and materialistic things. Because materialistic
happiness is temporary. You need to find your happiness in events and
experiences, and not things.
You must learn how to suppress negativity gracefully
Shiva was a
‘neelkanth’ because he swallowed poison named ‘halahala’, that emerged from the
ocean. Only Shiva could have consumed this poison and suppressed it in his
throat. The important lesson to take back from this incident is to take
negativity in our stride, and turn it into positivity.
Desires lead to obsessions and
obsessions lead to destruction
Since he
was free from desires, Shiva never obsessed over things. It is a fact that desires
always lead to obsessions, and these in turn make us self-destructive.
Respect your better half
Shiva was
‘Ardhanarishwar’, where half of him was Parvati. He treated Parvati with utmost
respect and care. She was his ‘shakti’ and he gave her the importance she
deserved.
You must control your ego and let go
off pride
Your ego is
the only thing that prevents you from attaining greatness. It is your ego that
comes between your goals and your dreams, and makes you a less loving person.
It is said that Shiva carried his trishul to keep his ego in check. He never
let his ego get the better of himself. On the other hand, nor did he tolerate
anyone else’s ego.
Do thorough research on something
you're likely to get into
The Ganga in Shiva’s hair symbolises the end of ignorance.
This implies that you should know what you are getting into. Being in denial
about facts is not going to help.
Understand that everything is temporary
Maha yogis
don’t fall for ‘moh maya’. They know that life is ephemeral and what happens
today is not going to exist forever. Time changes and so do we.
Dance
Lord Shiva is
known as Nataraja or the King of Dance. Although his ‘tandav’ destroyed the
world, it was also an art that passed on to us.
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