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160 discourses in which Osho speaks about Shiva, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Kaivalya Upanishad #7 · 35 mentions · 28 March 1972
    “The rishi of this Upanishad is a devotee of Shiva.”
  2. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #1: The World of Tantra · 34 mentions · 1 October 1972
    “So of course Devi asks questions which appear to be philosophical, but Shiva is not going to answer them that way.”
  3. The True Name, Vol 2 #5: One Becomes Three · 28 mentions · 5 December 1974
    “Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the names of the three faces.”
  4. Shiv Sutra #9 · 22 mentions · 19 September 1974
    “Those who have become Shiva-like—the last sutra we explored—those who have become Shiva-like, whatever they speak, that alone is japa.”
  5. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #3: Breath -- a bridge to the universe · 21 mentions · 3 October 1972
    “All these techniques of Shiva's are simply turning the mind from the future or the past to the present.”
  6. From Bondage to Freedom #8: Intelligence is a luxury · 16 mentions · 22 September 1985
    “But one thing should be remembered: just like the Christian trinity, Hindus also have a trinity -- Brahma, the creator god; Vishnu, the god who maintains the world; and Shiva, who will destroy the world.”
  7. Shiv Sutra #1 · 16 mentions · 11 September 1974
    “‘Om — salutations to Lord Shiva, self-luminous, bliss-essence!’”
  8. Hansa To Moti Chuge #1 · 15 mentions · 11 May 1979
    “There is no meditator like Shiva.”
  9. Piya Kokhojan Main Chali #8 · 15 mentions · 8 June 1980
    “You go to Shankarji’s temple: there is the Shiva lingam.”
  10. The Great Path #9: Right Search, Wrong Direction · 14 mentions · 19 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  11. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #14: Changing the direction of energy · 14 mentions · 17 November 1972
    “Shiva says so many times: "Do this, and then the experience," and then he becomes silent.”
  12. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #4: Your balloon is missing · 14 mentions · 14 April 1976
    “You must have seen a lingam, Shiva's symbolic representation as phallus.”
  13. Meditation: The Art of Ecstasy #17: The Manifestations of Prana in the Seven Bodies · 13 mentions
    “In Hindu mythology they call these forces Brahma and Shiva.”
  14. The Great Path #1: The Darkness Inside · 13 mentions · 11 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  15. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #7: Techniques to put you at ease · 13 mentions · 7 October 1972
    “Shiva starts with love.”
  16. Anahad Mein Bisram #5 · 13 mentions · 15 November 1980
    “Worship Shiva!”
  17. Birhani Mandir Diyana Baar #9 · 13 mentions
    “You have seen Shiva’s wedding procession—what a motley crowd walks in it: ghosts and goblins, hashish-smokers, with all sorts of crooked weapons, twisted and askew!”
  18. Ek Omkar Satnam #15 · 12 mentions · 5 December 1974
    “Brahma is the principle of birth, Vishnu the principle of sustenance, and Shiva the principle of dissolution.”
  19. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #8 · 12 mentions
    “In Hindu thought, Brahma symbolizes creation, Mahesh (Shiva) dissolution—the end, destruction—and Vishnu the middle, the expansion, the sustenance.”
  20. One Seed Makes the Whole Earth Green #2: The secret of coca-cola · 11 mentions · 14 January 1989
    “Perhaps there are more shivalingas than anybody else's statues -- shivalinga simply means Shiva's sexual machinery, and it is based in the yoni of Parvati, his wife -- and openly, on the street corners, in the marketplaces.”
  21. Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #10: The Song of All Songs · 11 mentions · 6 March 1977
    “Brahma and Vishnu once went to see Shiva.”
  22. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 10 #12: A new man with a new vision · 11 mentions · 3 March 1980
    “You must have seen Shiva temples -- temples devoted to the god Shiva.”
  23. Jyun Macchali Bin Neer #9 · 11 mentions · 29 September 1980
    “And then, Lord Shiva.”
  24. From Bondage to Freedom #11: The dewdrop has disappeared into the ocean · 10 mentions · 25 September 1985
    “And it is the same Shiva who has given one hundred and twelve methods of meditation to the world.”
  25. From Ignorance to Innocence #8: God is not a solution but a problem · 10 mentions · 6 December 1984
    “In Sita's Swayamvar, the device was a bow of the Lord Shiva, which was given to Sita's father because he was a devotee of Shiva.”
  26. From Ignorance to Innocence #9: I teach a religionless religion · 10 mentions · 7 December 1984
    “These are the three phases of the Hindu God: Brahma is the creative phase, he creates the world; Vishnu, the second phase, he maintains the world, and Shiva -- he destroys the world when the time comes to destroy it.”
  27. From Personality to Individuality #23: Bored to death? -- you're on the trail to transformation · 10 mentions · 21 January 1985
    “Sita's father -- Sita is Rama's wife -- Sita's father had declared that "Whosoever breaks the bow of Shiva" that Shiva himself had given to Sita's father as a gift "my daughter will put a garland on his neck."”
  28. Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #5: Follow No One but Yourself · 10 mentions · 27 September 1970
    “Vishnu is in the middle of the two, between Brahma and Mahesh or Shiva.”
  29. The Golden Future #3: Untry and untry again · 10 mentions · 23 April 1987
    “One of them thought that the first hippie of the world, perhaps might be willing -- he was the god Shiva.”
  30. Mare He Jogi Maro #14 · 10 mentions · 7 June 1974
    “He turned to the children: “Tell me, children—at the swayamvara, who broke Shiva’s bow?””
  31. Philosophia Perennis, Vol 1 #8: You Are Without Stain · 9 mentions · 28 December 1978
    “It has happened only once in a while -- with Krishna and Radha, with Shiva and Shakti.”
  32. The Great Path #3: Maxims of Yoga: A sense of wonder · 9 mentions · 13 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  33. The Last Testament, Vol 6 #9 · 9 mentions · 8 August 1986
    “But then Shiva has to be taken care of.”
  34. The Sword and the Lotus #23: No beginning -- no end · 9 mentions · 12 February 1986
    “Brahma creates the world; Vishnu maintains it, sustains it, nourishes it; and Shiva destroys it.”
  35. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #35: The search for the rhythm of the opposites · 9 mentions · 3 November 1973
    “The same thing can be said about Shiva, about Tantra.”
  36. Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #2 · 9 mentions
    “Shiva is tamas—he dissolves; all things return to quiet.”
  37. Tao Upanishad #114 · 9 mentions · 24 March 1975
    “There is an old story: Shiva and Parvati went for a walk on a full-moon night.”
  38. From Ignorance to Innocence #21: Personality: the carbon cop-out · 8 mentions · 20 December 1984
    “The bull is Shiva's devotee, his symbol.”
  39. Nowhere To Go But In #12 · 8 mentions · 5 June 1974
    “In the name of Shiva's statue we have created the shivalinga -- a phallic symbol of Shiva.”
  40. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 5 #8: A little taste of buddhahood · 8 mentions · 18 October 1979
    “The condition that Sita made was that anybody who could break the great bow of Shiva with his bare hands would be chosen.”
  41. The Divine Melody #9: The pause between two notes · 8 mentions · 9 January 1977
    “In India we have three gods -- TRIMURTI, the Indian trinity -- three faces of one god: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.”
  42. Theologia Mystica #12 · 8 mentions · 22 August 1980
    “Kali is dancing on the chest of her lover, Shiva.”
  43. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #18: Remaining with the facts · 8 mentions · 9 December 1972
    “So when Shiva says be authentic, he means do not be phony, do not continue to be phony.”
  44. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #9 · 8 mentions
    “Yet we have never tied Shiva’s personality to morbidity.”
  45. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #8 · 8 mentions
    “The symbol of ours that most shocked the West is that of Mahadeva, Shiva.”
  46. Kaivalya Upanishad #8 · 8 mentions · 29 March 1972
    “Therefore in the first sutra the rishi of the Kaivalya Upanishad spoke of Shiva—that is his beloved name.”
  47. Shiv Sutra #3 · 8 mentions · 13 September 1974
    “But the wonder of Buddha or Krishna or Shiva or Jesus does not end.”
  48. Shiv Sutra #8 · 8 mentions · 18 September 1974
    “This is called prana-samachar in the Shiva Sutras — that now you have received the news that one prana is everywhere; one flame in all lamps, one ocean residing in all drops.”
  49. The Great Path #8: The Fourth State · 7 mentions · 18 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  50. The Tantra Vision, Vol 1 #2: The goose is out! · 7 mentions · 22 April 1977
    “Shiva's approach is that of devotion; it is that of prayer, of love.”
  51. Zarathustra: A God That Can Dance #20: On the blissful islands · 7 mentions · 6 April 1987
    “He is supposed to be the son of Shiva, one of the Hindu trinity of gods.”
  52. Anahad Mein Bisram #1 · 7 mentions · 11 November 1980
    “He had to be removed, because he was a devotee of Shiva, and it was Shiva’s bow; and he had a boon that Shiva would aid him.”
  53. Jin Sutra #36 · 7 mentions · 14 July 1976
    “A famous tale: Shiva and Parvati went out on a full-moon night.”
  54. Krishna Smriti #5 · 7 mentions · 27 September 1970
    “Shankar, Shiva—Mahesh—is the force of dissolution, destruction, the end.”
  55. Sambhog Se Samadhi Ki Oar #4 · 7 mentions · 30 September 1968
    “He asked the children a simple thing: Who broke Shiva’s bow?”
  56. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #14: Clarity · 6 mentions · 21 July 1987
    “The first man to collect all those methods was Shiva, and his statues have been found in Harappa and Mohanjodaro.”
  57. The Supreme Doctrine #14: Knowing All Through the One · 6 mentions · 15 July 1973
    “Uma is the consort of Shiva, and Shiva is the greatest tantric.”
  58. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #11: Come back to existence · 6 mentions · 24 May 1973
    “And Shiva is giving all the techniques that are possible.”
  59. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #27: Neither mind nor matter · 6 mentions · 27 July 1973
    “Many times the question may have arisen in your mind about Shiva telling Parvati certain techniques which look just imaginary.”
  60. Jin Sutra #13 · 6 mentions · 23 May 1976
    “As Kali dances upon Shiva’s chest—so he would say: dance upon my chest, trample me.”
  61. Jin Sutra #57 · 6 mentions · 4 August 1976
    “I have heard that Shiva was playing with his sons—Kartikeya and Ganesh.”
  62. Kahe Hot Adheer #12 · 6 mentions · 23 September 1979
    “Shiva will end it.”
  63. Koplen Phir Phoot Aayeen #12 · 6 mentions · 15 August 1986
    “A man, worshipping Shiva and chewing Shiva’s head day and night—because what is worship except pestering?—the same tune, the same refrain: “O Lord, give me something that makes life delightful.”
  64. Nahin Ram Bin Thaon #12 · 6 mentions · 5 June 1974
    “Understand one thing never even considered: we created the image of Shiva as the Shivalinga—as if Shiva is wholly a linga.”
  65. Sanch Sanch So Sanch #10 · 6 mentions · 30 January 1981
    “Shankaracharya says, “The one element is the nondual Shiva-tattva.””
  66. Light on the Path #24: Sex and death: two poles of one energy · 5 mentions · 28 January 1986
    “For example, Shiva is lying down, and his wife, Shivani, is dancing on his chest with a naked sword in one hand, and with a recently-cut head in the other hand; she has a garland of heads, blood is oozing out of all the heads and she is in a mad dance.”
  67. Tao: The Golden Gate, Vol 2 #5: This Moment is All · 5 mentions · 25 June 1980
    “Shiva, one of the Indian gods...”
  68. The Cypress in the Courtyard #6 · 5 mentions · 9 June 1976
    “A group member says: I went to the music group and I was dancing and I thought I was Shiva dancing with Devi and then I was Devi dancing with Shiva.”
  69. The Great Path #2: The Stars Mirrored · 5 mentions · 12 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  70. The Great Path #4: To Be Dead Do Nothing · 5 mentions · 14 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  71. The Great Path #7: Meditation is the Seed · 5 mentions · 17 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  72. The Supreme Doctrine #6: God Is Existence · 5 mentions · 11 July 1973
    “You can put a round rock in your house and you can worship it as Shiva -- it is SHIVALINGA.”
  73. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #2: Attaining Real Eyes · 5 mentions · 12 January 1974
    “Once it happened that a man was worshipping Shiva.”
  74. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #2: The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra · 5 mentions · 2 October 1972
    “Why has Shiva not said anything about surrender?”
  75. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #25: From words to pure sounds to being · 5 mentions · 22 January 1973
    “Shiva says: DEVI, IMAGINE THE SANSKRIT LETTERS IN THESE HONEY-FILLED FOCI OF AWARENESS, FIRST AS LETTERS, THEN MORE SUBTLY AS SOUNDS, THEN AS MOST SUBTLE FEELING.”
  76. Walk Without Feet, Fly Without Wings and Think Without Mind #10: You Can't Win 'em All · 5 mentions · 10 January 1978
    “To me, the final stage of a human being is not the sage, not the Buddha, but Shiva Nataraj -- Shiva the Dancer.”
  77. YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #12: On the flight alone · 5 mentions · 30 March 1988
    “It is thought, because Varanasi is the city of the god Shiva, that if you present a bull to Shiva you can ask anything and it will be fulfilled.”
  78. Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 8 #5: The meeting os sun and moon · 5 mentions · 15 April 1976
    “You must have seen pictures or statues of Mother Kali, who is the symbolization of the feminine mind, and she is dancing on the body of her husband, Shiva.”
  79. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #10 · 5 mentions · 30 January 1980
    “They say when Parvati died, Shiva roamed for twelve years carrying her corpse.”
  80. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #10 · 5 mentions · 20 May 1977
    “There is a similar story in Maharashtra about Eknath: he was sleeping in a temple with his feet resting on the Shiva lingam.”
  81. Mahaveer Vani #41 · 5 mentions · 29 August 1973
    “There is an old story in the Panchatantra: A man was a devotee of Shiva, praying and worshipping for long.”
  82. Sapna Yeh Sansar #10 · 5 mentions · 20 July 1979
    “Eknath was sleeping with his feet resting on the Shiva lingam.”
  83. Suno Bhai Sadho #1 · 5 mentions · 11 November 1974
    “as Bhavani in Shiva’s abode.””
  84. Finger Pointing to the Moon #17: I Am This! · 4 mentions · 21 October 1972
    “We have made a maximum number of temples of Shiva, because he is the destroyer of this world.”
  85. From Ignorance to Innocence #19: Religion is rebellion · 4 mentions · 18 December 1984
    “So I knew that he was a devotee of Shiva, and I said, "You will have to take the oath in the name of Shiva."”
  86. Guida Spirituale #11: Beliefs are Lies · 4 mentions · 5 September 1980
    “Because I was getting out of the car he had taken the picture, which is taken from behind Shiva, and Shiva sometimes makes his hair in such a way that his head looks like an Indian woman -- so Shiva is my Indian wife!”
  87. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 4 #11: Collecting pebbles on the seashore of life · 4 mentions · 10 November 1976
    “Once upon a time, there was a playboy named Shiva.”
  88. The Mustard Seed: My Most Loved Gospel on Jesus #11: Choose the Eternal · 4 mentions · 31 August 1974
    “That is why Hindus have been saying that Shiva lives on Gourishankar, the highest mountain-top.”
  89. The Passion for the Impossible #16 · 4 mentions · 5 September 1976
    “Bhairava is a name of the god Shiva.”
  90. The Perfect Master, Vol 1 #10: Buddha and the Beast · 4 mentions · 30 June 1978
    “You must have seen pictures of Shiva.”
  91. The Razor's Edge #6: Laughter is the essential religion · 4 mentions · 28 February 1987
    “You have seen Shiva sitting here for almost seven years, and his gratitude was as deep as it can be.”
  92. The Transmission of the Lamp #46: Energy moves better when it is warmer · 4 mentions · 18 June 1986
    “He used to sleep in the temple made for Shiva.”
  93. Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #11: One in the Many · 4 mentions · 16 January 1974
    “In India we have pictured Shiva as Ardhanarishwar -- half-man, half-woman.”
  94. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #23: Several more looking methods · 4 mentions · 16 December 1972
    “Shiva is not talking rationally, reasonably.”
  95. YAA-HOO! The Mystic Rose #5: Blindness and following are synonymous · 4 mentions · 23 March 1988
    “Just in front of my house there was a temple of Shiva, and as you know, Shiva is represented by a phallic symbol.”
  96. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #5 · 4 mentions · 25 July 1977
    “When Shiva and Shakti unite, Shakti never returns.””
  97. Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #10 · 4 mentions · 10 August 1980
    “It is called Shiva’s city.”
  98. Bin Bati Bin Tel #2 · 4 mentions · 22 June 1974
    “When the moment came for the breaking of Shiva’s bow, a voice boomed outside the royal hall, “There is a fire in Lanka!”
  99. Bin Bati Bin Tel #18 · 4 mentions · 8 July 1974
    “The story is in the Puranas: some confusion arose, and Brahma and Vishnu went to consult Shiva.”
  100. Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #2 · 4 mentions
    “At the swayamvara, the story says, seeing that Ravana might carry the day… There were many reasons: he was also a devotee of Shiva.”
  101. Guru Partap Sadh Ki Sangati #8 · 4 mentions · 28 May 1979
    “Not only that—his feet were resting on the Shiva lingam.”
  102. Jo Bole To Hari Katha #6 · 4 mentions · 26 July 1980
    “So the inspector asked, “Children, who broke Shiva’s bow?””
  103. Jo Bole To Hari Katha #7 · 4 mentions · 27 July 1980
    “Mahesh (Shiva) means the destroyer.”
  104. Maha Geeta #47 · 4 mentions · 27 November 1976
    ““Even if your teacher be Shiva, or Vishnu, or Brahma, still, without forgetting all, you will not be made whole.””
  105. Mahaveer Vani #54 · 4 mentions · 11 September 1973
    “Hindus made the home of Shiva on Kailash for this very reason.”
  106. Ram Duware Jo Mare #1 · 4 mentions · 25 May 1974
    “Shiva was playing with his sons—Ganesh and Kartikeya.”
  107. Sabai Sayane Ek Mat #2 · 4 mentions · 12 September 1975
    “There is a story of Shiva: he is Neelkanth—the blue-throated.”
  108. Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #1 · 4 mentions · 21 July 1974
    “Shiva has two sons: Kartikeya and Ganesha.”
  109. Sahaj Yog #19 · 4 mentions · 9 December 1978
    “The Ganges is virginal at Gangotri—just descended, brought down through Bhagirath’s effort, just now lowered by Shiva from the heavens, still wandering through his matted locks!”
  110. Sapna Yeh Sansar #2 · 4 mentions · 12 July 1979
    “Desire is Shiva—ever movement and progress.”
  111. Sapna Yeh Sansar #11 · 4 mentions · 21 July 1979
    “Neelkanth became a symbol of Shiva, because Shiva drank the poison; his throat turned blue.”
  112. Shiv Sutra #2 · 4 mentions · 12 September 1974
    “That is the very meaning of this Shiva Sutra—that you should come to see that the three states are separate from each other.”
  113. Shiv Sutra #4 · 4 mentions · 14 September 1974
    “Shiva says so—there is no need to believe.”
  114. Shiv Sutra #7 · 4 mentions · 17 September 1974
    “Buddha, Mahavira, Krishna, Shiva, even if they tried a thousand ways, could not show you the Divine.”
  115. Believing the Impossible Before Breakfast #13 · 3 mentions · 13 February 1978
    “Shiva was meditating on the Himalayas and the god of love was a little bit disturbed.”
  116. Beyond Psychology #10: The ostrich argument · 3 mentions · 17 April 1986
    “Shiva is one of the Hindu trinity of gods.”
  117. From Personality to Individuality #2: To define is to confine -- existence has no boundaries · 3 mentions · 31 December 1984
    “Hinduism believes that lightning is nothing but the arrow of the lord Shiva.”
  118. Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #8: Life in true faith · 3 mentions · 28 October 1974
    “She is the consort of Shiva, and Shiva is Lying down and she is standing on his chest.”
  119. I Celebrate Myself: God Is No Where, Life Is Now Here #2: Ringing bells in your heart · 3 mentions · 14 February 1989
    “Shiva, one of the gods of the Hindus, one of the three gods, the trinity of Hinduism ...”
  120. In Search of the Miraculous Vol 2 #6: Shaktipat: the mysteries of body-electricity · 3 mentions · 9 July 1970
    “The concept of ardhanarishwar -- Shiva as half man, half woman -- came into being with the first and the second body in mind.”
  121. Is the Grass Really Greener...? #26 · 3 mentions · 27 December 1980
    “And the third dimension, the third aspect is Shiva; Shiva represents destruction -- because existence becomes so old that it has to be destroyed and again recreated.”
  122. Light on the Path #16: I want a meeting of east and west · 3 mentions · 17 January 1986
    “After Shiva's VIGYAN BHAIRVA TANTRA, in these five or ten thousand years, nobody has developed a single method.”
  123. Nirvana: The Last Nightmare #6: Taking the risk · 3 mentions · 16 February 1976
    “If you go to a hindu temple, there you will find Krishna with Radha, Shiva with Parvati, Ram with Sita.”
  124. Nowhere To Go But In #3 · 3 mentions · 27 May 1974
    “Have you heard the story of how Kamadeva, the divine embodiment of sex, went to tempt Shiva?”
  125. Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #4: How coarse · 3 mentions · 27 October 1988
    “There have been war-gods, whose only function is to create war; there have been destruction-gods -- for example Shiva, in Hindu mythology, is the one who will destroy the whole of humanity.”
  126. The Beloved, Vol 1 #9: It is always god who loves · 3 mentions · 29 June 1976
    “When the Aryans came to India, Tantra was in existence here, and Shiva was their God.”
  127. The Buddha Disease #27: To be blissful is the greatest courage · 3 mentions · 27 January 1977
    “It is exactly the same as the taoist classification of yin and yang, or the indian parable of Shakti and Shiva.”
  128. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 3 #8: A good belly laughter · 3 mentions · 19 August 1979
    “It did not come from the heaven -- the ghost of Jugal Kishore Birla was just standing by the side of Shiva.”
  129. The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 3 #7: Just Working for Peanuts · 3 mentions · 27 October 1976
    “In Shiva, half is man and half is woman.”
  130. The Great Path #6: The Mad Projectionist · 3 mentions · 16 September 1974
    “[Note: This is a translation from the Hindi series Shiva Sutra, which is in the process of being edited.”
  131. The Path of the Mystic #4: Reality is always fragile · 3 mentions · 6 May 1986
    “Eknath, a very beautiful master and poet, lived in a Shiva temple.”
  132. The Path of the Mystic #25: Stealing the truth · 3 mentions · 16 May 1986
    “Shiva has written a book against me, full of lies.”
  133. The True Name, Vol 2 #2: Steeped in the Wine of Love · 3 mentions · 2 December 1974
    “He was at the temple of Shiva on the night of Shiv-Ratri, when Shiva is worshipped.”
  134. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #17: Searching for freedom · 3 mentions · 28 June 1973
    “Some say that you are in the heart, some say that you are in the head, some say that you are in this center and that center, but Shiva says you are nowhere.”
  135. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 2 #19: Watching from the hills · 3 mentions · 30 June 1973
    “Shiva says: I AM EXISTING.”
  136. Walk Without Feet, Fly Without Wings and Think Without Mind #5: Playfulness is Heaven · 3 mentions · 5 January 1978
    “That is the symbol of Shiva; you must have seen in India the Shiva-linga.”
  137. Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 3 #8: The Great Doubt · 3 mentions · 8 July 1977
    “He is the bodyguard of Shiva -- the bull.”
  138. Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #8 · 3 mentions · 18 September 1978
    “They won’t see Shiva’s dance.”
  139. Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #35 · 3 mentions · 25 March 1978
    “Shiva there—but where is Shakti?”
  140. Dariya Kahe Sabad Nirvana #1 · 3 mentions · 21 January 1979
    “You know the tale of Shiva?”
  141. Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #11 · 3 mentions
    “The night before last, while speaking on Shiva, I told you that he is the very symbol of death, the power of dissolution.”
  142. Geeta Darshan Vol. 11 #2 · 3 mentions
    “There Shiva is present, dancing the Tandava; and there Krishna is present, playing the flute.”
  143. Geeta Darshan Vol. 13 #7 · 3 mentions
    “Then a question will arise in the mind: when we say Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh—Brahma creates, Vishnu sustains, Mahesh (Shiva) dissolves—what does that mean?”
  144. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #3 · 3 mentions · 13 March 1977
    “Eknath was staying in a Shiva temple.”
  145. Jin Sutra #3 · 3 mentions · 13 May 1976
    “By Shiva’s lingam he placed his hat, then at the door he asked the students: “What lies by the lingam?””
  146. Jin Sutra #8 · 3 mentions · 18 May 1976
    “I speak the same thing; I have nothing to do with Jin Sutra or Shiva Sutra.”
  147. Kano Suni So Juth Sab #8 · 3 mentions · 18 July 1977
    “A story: A man worshipped Shiva for years.”
  148. Maha Geeta #46 · 3 mentions · 26 November 1976
    “Now she wants to dance on your chest, like Mahakali dances on Shiva’s chest!”
  149. Mare He Jogi Maro #13 · 3 mentions · 6 June 1974
    “But people have arranged things in their own way; they not only drink, they even offer to Shiva.”
  150. Mare He Jogi Maro #17 · 3 mentions
    “Eknath was staying in a Shiva temple.”

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