i looked through the eyes of the damned,
i looked through the eyes of the cursed.
i wallowed in sorrow & smut,
swallowed by dark ruminations
that laid me down flat like roadkill.
yet still Lord Shiva approached me,
He opened His circle to me.
i turned away, my face covered,
& hid in the shadows of shame.
He gave me full rein to destroy
so i tore the script of the world,
shredded the judgements of others,
moved from the careful & cautious,
plunged into the mystery bright.
it burned away the deep darkness.
it left me with nothing to hide.
He came like a storm in springtime.
i lay spread like dry earth below.
He was the downpour that drenched me
& pulled out the sprout from the seed.
He opened His arms, He claimed me,
He held me like music & art.
I am His drum, His brush & paint,
i am His words, His wordlessness.
i now celebrate Lord Shiva,
Who took me in & judged me not
& cared for me when i could not.
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Author: swadharma9
i am 82, living in a nursing home and deepening my spiritual life as is appropriate as one ages. i am a student of the Sanatana Dharma and a devotee of Lord Shiva.
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THIS HAPPENED 
When I read you, I am reminded of someone from a different faith and yet who found her love in her love of God. I think of Santa Teresa de Avila, a Catholic Saint from Spain in the 1500’s. She once said:
“He pierced me with an arrow
dipped in enamoring herbs,
and my soul became
one with her Creator.
Now I want no other love,
for I have surrendered myself to God.
My Beloved is all for me
and I am all for my Beloved.”
Anyway, you help us see this union that has been forged over your lifetime and it feels so true and lacking nothing else.
I love this verse but I love them all, this one popped out for me:
“He came like a storm in springtime.
i lay spread like dry earth below.
He was the downpour that drenched me
& pulled out the sprout from the seed.
He opened His arms, He claimed me,
He held me like music & art.”
I do understand the mystical union that forms when you were called for something special..and it lasted and deepened your lifetime. 🌹 You were blessed Alhamdulillah.
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thank you 🙏🏼 i am blessed to be part of the healing energy of the world, as you also are🙏🏼your kind words are deeply appreciated🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
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Thank you Swadharma and I did send you quite a long note to your “contact me” I hope you received it:)
Peace,
Karima
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yes, i have responded🙏🏼thank you❤️
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