Reflections
Devotion isn't only ritual. It's also the quiet, personal work of applying an ancient philosophy to a modern life. These are honest reflections from that practice.
Reflections
Why I Started Shiv Gatha: A Personal Devotion to Mahadev
I wake up before the world does. 3:30 in the morning, when the house is still dark and the only sound is the one I make lighting a lamp.
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What Chanting Om Namah Shivaya Daily Has Taught Me
For a long stretch of years now, the same five words have opened and closed my day. Om Namah Shivaya, repeated well past a hundred and eight times in the dark hours before the world wakes up.
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What Shiva Teaches About Managing Anger in Daily Life
Shiva is sometimes called Rudra, the fierce or wrathful one, and mythology doesn't shy away from depicting his anger. But the way that anger shows up, and resolves, has quietly reshaped how I try to handle my own.
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