What is the Shiva principle that we worship and adore? As we approach the holy Shivaratri festival, Bhagawan lovingly explains to us with a memorable example.

Shivaratri makes one aware that the same Divinity is all-pervasive, and found everywhere. In our daily experiences, there are a number of instances which reveal the existence of Divinity in every person. Consider a cinema; on screen, we see rivers in flood, engulfing all surrounding land. Even though the scene is filled with flood waters, the screen does not get wet by even a drop of water. At another time, on the same screen, we see volcanoes erupting with tongues of flame, but the screen is not burnt. The screen which provides the basis for all these pictures is not affected by any of them. Likewise in the life of man, good or bad, joy or sorrow, birth or death, will come and go, but they do not affect the Atma! In the cinema of life, the screen is the Atma; It is Shiva, it is Shankara, it is Divinity. When one understands this principle, one will be able to understand, enjoy and find fulfilment in life!