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The Shiva Shakti Confusion

MARCH 17, 2015 / SHASHISOLLUA

shiva shakti !In tant"a, a #o"e foun$ationa% &"in#i&%e is that of &o%a"it'( )o%a"it' is the a&&a"ent s&%it that *e #an

e+&e"ien#e *hen Oneness takes fo" in the "ea% of $ua%it'( It is the &"in#i&%e that a%% that *e see -efo"e us is

a#tua%%' one t"uth a&&ea"in. as a $an#e of o&&osites( So the oneness of natu"e a&&ea"s as $a' an$ ni.ht, as

sue" an$ *inte"( The oneness of un#on$itiona% %ove a&&ea"s as %ove an$ %oss, o" as .ivin. an$ "e#eivin., an$

in othe" $ua%ities( The oneness of &u"e %ifefo"#e a&&ea"s as %ife an$ $eath(an$ so on(

Tant"a ais to e-"a#e -oth si$es of a%% $ua%ities an$ o&en u& to thei" union, in o"$e" that *e tou#h the

oneness -ehin$ it a%%, not on%' as a t"ansient e+&e"ien#e -ut as ou" t"ue natu"e( a#h tie *e e+&e"ien#e union

*e a"e taken hoe, "ein$e$ of ou" t"ue natu"e(

A a3o" &o%a"it' is kno*n as Shiva an$ Shakti( It is a eta&h'si#a% $es#"i&tion of the u%tiate as#u%ine an$

feinine s&i"itua% fo"#es( Shiva $es#"i-es &u"e &"esen#e, t"uth an$ a*a"eness at its hi.hest %eve%4u$$ha

 atu"e, en%i.htenent( Shakti $es#"i-es &u"e %ife fo"#e ene".', the ho%' s&i"it, the #"eative fo"#e at its hi.hest

%eve%aia, atu"e, C"eation(

In Tant"a *e *ant to see these hi.hest &"in#i&%es in ea#h othe", *hi#h is #a%%e$ t"ansfi.u"ation( It is vita% to

"ee-e" that *e a%% #ontain -oth, no atte" *hat ou" &h'si#a% .en$e"( A%% of us #an -e seen as ene".' an$

#ons#iousness eetin.(in fa#t in an#ient Chinese Me$i#ine *is$o, the union of 6in an$ 6an. as ene".' an$

#ons#iousness is *hat #"eates huan %ife, an$ *hen these t*o s&%it, *e $ie f"o this "ea% of %ife( The ene".'

is "etu"ne$ to a"th an$ #ons#iousness "etu"ns to Heaven, a##o"$in. to TCM( Thus hea%th in TCM is a%% a-out

 -"in.in. 'in an$ 'an. into ha"on'8

shivashakti'o.a9hen *e "e%ate as an an$ *oan, *e #an ove f"o seein. the &o%a"it' *ithin ou"se%ves to

e+&e"ien#in. the &o%a"it' -et*een us( If *e #hose to, an #an "esonate *ith T"uth an$ Cons#iousness, an$

*oan #an e+&"ess ene".' an$ %ifefo"#e fo" e+a&%e, a an *at#hin. *ith a*a"eness as a *oan $an#es fo"

hi8( It is not that she has no #ons#iousness an$ that he has no ene".', -ut in this oent the' a"e &o%a"i:in. to

e+&"ess these t*o &o%a"ities( If the' unite to.ethe", then the' a"e ena#tin. the union of 'in an$ 'an., an$ in

tant"i# %ove akin. the' *i%% e+&e"ien#e *hat is kno*n as the $ivine union, a e$itative e+&e"ien#e in *hi#h

the' "etu"n to the Sou"#e(

This is a -eautifu% an$ &"ofoun$ e$itation(

6et the"e is a%so a %ot of #onfusion #"eate$ in the tant"i# *o"%$ -' this &o%a"it' $an#e(

Soeties in the $an#e of att"a#tion, *e fo".et that *e a"e a%% a$e u& of Shiva an$ Shakti( 9e sta"t %a-e%in. a%%

en an$ a%% e+&"essions of as#u%init' as Shiva, an$ a%% *oen an$ a%% anifestations of feininit' as

Shakti( 4ut then *hat is the use of su#h &"ofoun$ te"s if *e a&&%' the to eve"'thin. an$ eve"'one;

To nae Shiva to an'one fo" si&%' -ein. a an an$ Shakti to an'one *ho ha&&ens to -e a *oan is

%osin. the *ho%e va%ue of havin. a t"ans#en$ent ins&i"ation( Can *e "ea%%' #a%% a an *ho is -ein. a.."essive o" 

e.otisti# Shiva; If a *oan is in eotiona% #haos, shou%$ *e #a%% that -ein. Shakti; Su"e%' it he%&s if *e

#an $istin.uish $isto"te$ Shiva an$ $isto"te$ Shakti f"o the <ivine as&e#ts; Then *e #an fo".ive the $isto"te$

e+&"essions o"e =ui#k%' an$ su&&o"t ou" -e%ove$s to "etu"n to t"uth(

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I hea" an' *oen in the tant"a *o"%$ t"'in. to su""en$e" to Shiva, -ut then su""en$e"in. to a fa%se .o$(

Su""en$e"in. to a an takin. a$vanta.e of he" o" a#tin. out of his e.o( 9hat .oo$ #oes of su""en$e"in. to

that; An$ a an i.ht -e ho%$in. s&a#e fo" Shakti, -ut at the en$ of the $a' he is *itnessin. an eotiona%

sto" of ene".' that *i%% .o on fo"eve" un%ess it is hea%e$( Su"e%' he is *astin. his tie;

Ho* #an *e ste& -e'on$ this;

shiva e$itation)e"ha&s -' in#%u$in. &"a#ti#e that is a-out #onne#tin. to the <ivine Mas#u%ine an$ >einine,

an$ not on%' fo#usin. on ou" huan "e%ationshi&s(

Sittin. in si%ent e$itation #an he%& en an$ *oen fin$ t"ue Shiva( 4u$$ha, Shiva an$ othe" ."eat .ui$es of

this &ath a%% tea#h e$itation( 4' e$itatin. *e #an fin$ Shiva as Cons#iousness( 9e #an su""en$e" to the t"ue

Shiva eve"' tie *e e$itate an$ su""en$e" ou" thou.hts to Hi.hest Cons#iousness(

shakti $an#e<an#in., sin.in., tou#hin. eotions an$ ovin. ene".' su#h as =i.on. o" o".asi# &"a#ti#es8 a"e

a%% tie?teste$ *a's use$ -' en an$ *oen to a##ess the f%o* of ene".', an$ a%%o* it to &u"if' as it is a%%o*e$

to f%o* on#e o"e( On#e the ene".' f%o*s sooth%' in ou" o*n -o$ies, then *e #an fin$ Shakti in a%%

anifestations of ene".'( 9e #an -e.in to sense f"ee?f%o*in. Shakti an$ a%so "e#o.ni:e &%a#es *he"e the ene".'

is -%o#ke$ o" $isto"te$( 9e #an a%% ho%$ s&a#e fo" Shakti -' *itnessin. the f"ee f%o* of ene".' *ithin the fie%$ of 

#ons#ious a*a"eness(

The -i..est &itfa%% of Tant"a is su"e%' to .et %ost in inte"&e"sona% "e%atin. an$ not .ive tie an$ s&a#e to the

 &"a#ti#es that take us into #onne#tion *ith the Hi.hest Cons#iousness an$ the )u"est Lifefo"#e( Re%ationshi&s a"e

usefu% i""o"s, -ut a"e on the ho"i:onta% &%ane on%'( 9ithout the ve"ti#a% &%ane, -et*een Heaven Cons#iousness8

an$ a"th ne".'8, *e #an .et %ost in a ha%% of i""o"s, the #onfusin. *o"%$ of &"o3e#tions an$ $isto"te$

 &e"#e&tions(

Lookin. fo" o$ on%' in a an, %ookin. fo" the o$$ess on%' in a *oan*h' not ste& a*a' fo" a oent

an$ fin$ Shiva an$ Shakti th"ou.h 'ou" o*n &"a#ti#es; Then 'ou #an "etu"n to the huan "e%ationshi& *ith 'ou"

ne*foun$ state of -ein. an$ see the $ivine *ithin the huan(