| From The River Of Heaven |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| THE PATHS OF YOGA : YOGA | |
| Shiva Shiva is the great God, Mahadeva. He represents the pure existence or Divine will beyond creation. He is therefore the lord of Yogis and the lord of Jnanis, those who pursue the Yoga of knowledge. Shiva has many names like Shankara, Shambhu, Sadashiva, Rudra, Bhava, Sharva, Pashupati, Aghora, Bhairava. Shiva itself means "the beneficent or auspicious". Some of his forms like Shiva and Shankara are beneficent. Others like Rudra and Bhairava are terrible. The terrible forms are useful for removing any negativity from our spiritual lives. They become our protectors. In Nepal, Indonesia and Indochina a cult of Shiva-Buddha arose, combining the qualities of these two related great religious forms. Natraj
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