Not Buddha, but Shiva

                            The final stage of a human being is not the sage,

                            Not Buddha, but Shiva – Nataraj.

                            Buddha has gone very deep,

                            But the outer is missing, denied.

                            Shiva contains all, contains all contradictions –

                            Contains the whole of God choicelessly.

                            He lives in the innermost core of the shrine

                            And dances on the outer walls too.

                            Life is a dance.

                            You have to participate in it.

                            And the more silent you become,

                            The deeper your participation.

                            Never withdraw from life.

                            Never renounce life,

                            Because in renouncing life

                            You will be renouncing God Himself.

                            Be true to life,

                            Be committed to life.

                            Be utterly for life.