Lord Krishna and Arjuna
    
(10-11) Arjuna saw the multifarious marvelous P
The master disciple relationship is very well represented in Bhagavad Gita, in chapter 10, where Lord Krishna reveals the infinite manifestations of his unmanifest spirit to his disciple Arjuna, and in chapter 11, where He reveals His Cosmic form, in response to Arjuna’s prayer to see what are the many aspects and forms of the Lord Himself.

In the same way, a master reveals to his disciple, when this one is ready for it, the many manifestations of God in Creation and he guides him

Shiva Chandeshanugraha
    
by Gregorian Bivolaru

Initially, Chandesha’s name was Vichara Charmar. He was the son of a farmer called Ecadatan. One day, the man who was grazing the cows was found to often beat and torture them. Chandesha, who had a heart full of love and compassion for all beings, could no longer accept this situation and

Shiva Kalayana Sundara
    
by Gregorian Bivolaru

Parvati was the young beautiful daughter of Mount Himalaya and of his wife Mena. As a young maid, Parvati was not interested in playing with other children. Since she was little she had the tendency to make profound meditations upon the Supreme Shiva, periodically going into retreats in the mountains. She wanted very much to be Shiva’s spiritual bride and lover.

Shiva Ardhanarishvara
    
by Gregorian Bivolaru

The wise man Brinji was one of the fervent worshippers of Shiva. But he used to worship only Shiva, deliberately neglecting to worship Shakti. Through his spiritual practice, Brinji was focused exclusively on transcending the existential aspects and this is why he believed it was correct to worship only Shiva, in his mind separating Shiva from His manifesting feminine energy, Shakti. In reality, Shiva was not separated from Her and he is never separated from Her. Once upon a time, the Gods and the wise men went and stayed around Shiva and his lover Parvati, in order to remain there, full of veneration and adoration.

A Samurai and a Zen Master

    A samurai, a very proud warrior, came to see a Zen Master one day. The samurai was very famous, but looking at the beauty of the Master and the Grace of the moment, he suddenly felt inferior.