{"product_id":"seriously-searching-shiva","title":"Seriously Searching Shiva","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the Hindus, there is no name more potent, evocative, divine, sublime and moving than Shiva. Variously depicted as an ascetic yogi performing penance, an eternal cosmic dancer, the lover of Parvati and as an oblong object (lingam), Shiva is more than a god form. This book is the author’s quest to find who or what is Shiva. His finds the answer in the radical philosophy of the Indian mystic Siva Shankar Baba or Babs, as is he known to people around him. Babs says that God is not an entity or a being but energy. God can only be experienced subjectively, not understood rationally. Babs proposes that it is better to view God as a combination of qualities. Thus, Shiva stands for the qualities of truth, auspiciousness and beauty. The combination of the three qualities is what is considered sacred by the Hindus. Shiva also symbolizes the qualities of complete selflessness, which is synonymous with unconditional love. Anyone who is completely selfless and can love unconditionally, like Jesus, for instance, qualifies to be called Shiva. Shiva offers the complete life hack for happiness and freedom from misery. In the words of Siva Shankar Baba, the Shiva principle can be summed up as: Don’t worry; be happy. He says you have the right to lead life as you please as long as you: (a) don’t hurt others, and (b) don’t hurt yourself. This book examines the ways and means of doing this in daily living. In doing so, it is also an exploration of the sacred in a chaotic, materialistic world. The book is is meant for people of all races, religions and nations because the Shiva principle is universal.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43881975873793,"sku":"2P8QZZXTT-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/SSSS.jpg?v=1647352340","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/seriously-searching-shiva","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}