- Shiva has both states of mind. When immersed in samadhi, in mahayoga, he is absorbed in the joy of the Self. When he comes down from this state, he retains a little ‘I-ness.’ Then he dances, chanting, ‘Rama, Rama.’
- One day Shiva and Shakti were revealed to me everywhere, the union of Shiva and Shakti. Everything – human beings, birds and beasts, plants and creepers, everything – had Shiva and Shakti within! The union of Purusha and Prakriti!
- Why do people salute the shankhachila? When Kamsa tried to kill the Divine Mother, she flew away as a falcon with conchlike markings on her wings. That’s why, everyone bows to see this kind of bird.
- Shiva has both states of mind. When he is absorbed in the joy of the Self, he is in the state of ‘I am He’ – he is fully fixed in union with God. But when he feels himself a separate ‘I-ness,’ he dances, exclaiming, ‘Rama! Rama!’
- The Divine Mother underwent many difficult spiritual practices for Shiva, sitting encircled by five fires, keeping her body immersed in water during cold weather, and gazing at the sun without blinking.