In every image, he’s seated cross-legged, eyes half-shut, immersed in deep meditation. But is he calm all the time? Absolutely not. When Shiva is angry, he is the embodiment of cosmic destruction.

Across millennia and dynasties, eight Shiva temples align nearly perfectly along 79° east, a cosmic coincidence still ... enhancing meditation and consciousness, an idea modern science is only ...

In one notable tale, the gods, seeking to preserve the cosmic equilibrium, wished for Shiva, the Destroyer, to rediscover love. Engrossed in profound meditation, Shiva remained oblivious to such ...