10 Things Lord Shiva Teaches Us

MySAR for 16th November

10 Things Lord Shiva Teaches Us : 1. Lord Shiva Divine form of Lord Shiva is always awe inspiring and comforting to look at. Looking at the benign and majestic form of the Lord, we gain confidence and feel our worries are removed. In fact, More than inspiring devotion, Lord Shiva's form can also open up our eyes regarding some important aspects of our health. 2. Matted Hair: Unity of Thought, Word and Deed Shiva has a beautiful matted hair. Winding together the free flowing strands of hair into a harmonious bundle in which all of them coexist peacefully. It enjoins us to maintain the harmony of thought, word and deed, which is key to achieving health and happiness. We must say what we think and we must do what we say. Then you shall be peaceful and shall not have heart diseases, irritability, acidity and head aches. 3. Third Eye: Futuristic Vision Third eye of Lord Shiva corresponds to futuristic vision which is very essential to maintain a good health. If you always try to foresee the consequences of your actions, then you shall take more cautious steps in life. Apply your thought and desist from harmful practices and eating habits that shall harm your health. 4. Trident: Self Control Trident indicates the power of control over your body, mind and ego through the use of intellect. Apply your wisdom and check what you think and what you do and what you feel. Once you regulate these propensities and guide them to do what is right, then you can achieve your health goals easily. If you decide something is right, then do it and if you know something is wrong, desist from it. Then you are the happiest and healthiest one. 5. Contemplative Posture: Spend sometime for yourself In our busy life, we hardly remember ourselves. We get lost in the work we do and moving with others. Only when we do some introspection everyday at least for sometime sitting alone, we shall know what we are doing is right or wrong. This shall help us stay well informed of our own behaviour and actions. Meditation helps avoid gastric as well as heart problems. 6. Holy Ash: Forget and forgive All our ill tempers are due to jealousy and hatred. The holy ash reminds us that everything in life is temporary and are bound to vanish at some point. Therefore, there is no reason for us to feel jealousy or hatred that kills our peace of mind. Let us leave things happen as they do and do our best to play our part whether it is with people or experiences of life. This positive attitude shall help us remedy a lot of discomforts and illnesses in our body. 7. Blue Neck: Control you anger Lord Shiva swallowed the poison to save the worlds from its deadly invasion. He always keeps it stored in his throat neither letting outside or inside himself. Thus, we need to check our anger. Suppressing anger shall create anxiety, stress and depression. Expressing it shall make us tensed up and uncontrollable. Therefore, keeping it under control through enough forethought shall help us stay free of asthma, acidity, angina and other illnesses. 8. Dhamru: Control over desires Every physical or mental discomfort starts from a sense of discontent. The dhamru or the drum reminds us to shed the unwanted desires and keep our mind free and unpolluted. This shall give way to moderation in eating, avoiding junk food, avoiding ill-temper and anxious state of mind and so on thereby ensuring a proper health and peace of mind. 9. Ganga: Purge Your body and mind Maintaining the cleanliness of the body and mind is the key to lasting health. Ganges is the symbol of purity. It tells us to observe fasting to clean up our digestive system; maintain clean habits to keep our body free of pollutants, do pranayama (breathing exercise) to clean up our lungs, physical workouts to clean up our skin and muscles and engage in chanting divine name to keep our mind clean. 10. Snakes: Stay cool Snakes coil around Shiva's neck and remain there in peace. Once we leave our ill temper and ensure a balanced state of mind, we can avoid dissensions with ourself as well as with others. Such a state of peaceful mind shall keep you free from hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. 11. Closed Eyes: Keep away from evil and bad Often the life is highly distracting. We wish to pursue what we see and are attracted to go behind bad and unhealthy things in life. Whether it is temptations to eat unhealthy food or indulge in harmful habits, we do a host of things in life that are not healthy practices for the mind and the body. Closed eyes of Shiva tell us keep away from bad things of life and engage in right actions and right thoughts. This is a key to perfect health. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------