Self Start Or Push

Lord Shiva, a god with plethora of qualities. Personally, I see him as a dancer, yogi, ascetic, self- denying, destroyer, demon.

It's March 11, “The Night of the Shiva”. Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. In this day, Shiva devotee  stay awake to the whole night, chant mantras for peace.

Some devotees also claim to have  cannabis (bhang)on this respective day.

People are consuming it over his name. The question is; Is Mahashivaratri all about consuming Marijuana??

Even Shiva was supposed to smoke, why can't I? Shiva smokes weed, then why can't I?

Regarding this matter Sadguru says;

“Of the many names with which Shiva is referred to, Soma is one of the important names. Soma literally means intoxication. Shiva was not such a cripple that he needed chemicals from outside. He was stoned, no question about that. But he is not using a substance, he is the substance.”

I agree, if you are consuming weed for your own satisfaction. Correspondingly,  I don't admit if you are consuming for god sake, believing I will make him happy via this and that....

Weeds have its own story, yes have spritual and medicinal value, but are they can be a way to enlightenment??

Are you on self inception or push inception? Nevertheless you are calm and happy, you are compelling yourself to be in a restlessness and relax state.

I also admit that, you are the one who smoke marijuana, will justify it, also you are the one who don't smoke marijuana, will justify it.

In which extend you can rationalize it?

He was not supposed to say you to consume then why you are following this path.

Generally speaking, on the whole, if you are Shiva devotee, if you admire him, then follow his positivism as well.

You can celebrate Mahashivaratri, you can sit with pleasure, you don't need any external forces like weed. Don't consider Mahashivaratri as a weed festival because it's actually not.

Happy Mahashivaratri.

- Kopila Dhungana