Shiva Darshana

O Bhairava of mercy infinite! May we be devoted to Thee, Who art our selves, the very Self of our selves.  May we express our love...

In the beautiful and wonderfully complex world of Shaivite cosmology, we have what are known as the Six Paths ( Shad-Adhvans ). The paths a...

In the beat of my heart, the Divine Mother is In the breath of my lungs, the Divine Mother is  In the warmth of my body, the Divine Mo...

O Lord of Meru, the mount of realization Hallowed be Thy divine nameless name. May Thy glory spread throughout creation As natur...

O Shiva within me, may Thou give me strength; O Shiva within me, may Thou give me wisdom; O Shiva within me, may Thou give me pr...

Calendrical History A long time ago, before the emergence of the Gupta Empire in Northern India, the Hindu calendar used to begin...

On this holy night of Diwali, O Divine Mother On this dark moonless night, O Kali When the longitude of the Moon is one with that of the S...

Mother mine, give me the strength to change That which I feel I have no power to change. Mother mine, give me the ability to overcome Tha...

In the moments before time, Shiva alone is In the moments after time, Shiva alone is In the moments between the moments, Shiva alone is I...

The Atharvasira Upanishad is a very ancient text that comes to us from the Pashupatas, who formed the first and oldest sect of Shaivism know...

To all my readers and friends, a Happy and Blessed Shivaratri!  May Shiva guide us all unto the path of knowledge, service to mankind, and t...

Once upon a time, it is said, long before history was recorded, there lived a young female ascetic. We know very little of that young woman,...