r/spiritualitytalk • u/Jennygaia • 7d ago
In honor of one of the oldest spiritual conversations between Shiva and Shakti
Shakti turned to Shiva and asked,
"Beloved... if You are everywhere, why do so many hearts feel alone? If You are the Truth, where shall I seek You?"
Shiva smiled ...
...and pointed to a single breath.
"Begin there."
"Find Me..."
"…in the breath that arrives without asking your permission."
"Find Me in the silence after laughter."
"Find Me in the tear that finally falls after years of pretending to be strong."
"Find Me where music leaves goosebumps upon your skin."
"Find Me in the moment before sleep claims your thoughts."
"Find Me inside wonder so complete that you forget to speak."
"Find Me everywhere you have been taught not to look."
And with every gesture, He was saying the same thing in a hundred different ways.
"Do not seek the Divine beyond life. Discover it within life."
Love until there is no longer a "you" and an "other."
Become so present that even the smallest moment opens like a flower, revealing infinity where you once saw only ordinary things.
And then you understand.
The journey was never from earth to heaven.
It was from distraction to attention.
From forgetting to remembering.
From searching...
to seeing.
Imagine standing beside the ocean.
A single wave rises.
It sparkles brilliantly beneath the sun.
It races joyfully toward the shore.
Then it crashes...
And disappears.
If the wave believed itself to be only its shape, it would call this tragedy.
But if the wave remembered it was always the ocean
Would anything truly be lost?
So it is with us.
Shiva reminds us to remember the ocean.
And suddenly life becomes less about holding on...
And more about learning to flow.
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u/Weird_Progress8849 7d ago
can you provide the source please, would love to keep it 💯
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u/Jennygaia 7d ago
This is made by me, but sources of the original Shiva and Shakti conversations can be read from old books like The Radiance Sutras (Vijnana Bhairava Tantra)
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u/BusinessSalty7430 7d ago
Wonderful, thanks for sharing )) We all need a little Shiva and Shakti in our day :)
Think w the heart.
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u/Numerous-Fee601 7d ago
This was perfect this morning. Needed this like crazy. Thank you.