One has to take the part of a god or be god-like
at times, or one cannot fulfill one’s self.
One cannot be fully coordinated mentally
or physically without this concept in mind.
Nature seems to have intended
that even the most minute part of its structure
should have an authority of its own,
even as it is part of the universal structure.
Love has its final confirmation in the flesh, whether it be in
the bond between children and parents, husbands and
wives, or strangers.
Even religious love reaches its most natural verification in
the physical. No one could love a God who was not also
manifested as man.
The final union of each being is in the pulsing heart.
Statue of Shiva at the Ganga Aarti ceremony in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
God is a humanly created symbol
of life.
He has been known in many images,
and ardently worshiped as a
creator of life.
Many philosophies of living
have been formed
in his name.
There have been many interpretations
of this universal image–
some wild and distorted,
but the symbol of God
is valid.
It is born out of necessity
and is representative
of many extraordinary
experiences and desires.
We must have the courage
not to overly distort it
for we are very much a part
of this God…
Far Beyond Words 