When God Shiva Himself is God, on whom does He meditate?

[The weekly spiritual discussion (satsaṅga) in English took place online on October 3, 2020 with about 45 members. Dr. Nikhil, Devi, Surya, Ganesh, Anil, Pavan, Suganya, Bharat, Lakshman, Ajay etc., participated and their questions were answered by Swami directly. Some of them are presented below.]

When God Shiva Himself is God, on whom does He meditate?  (5 of 6)

Swami replied: God Śiva meditates on Himself and through it, He preaches the process of meditation to devotees. Hanumān, Himself being the Incarnation of God Śiva, served God Rāma, who was the Incarnation of God Viṣṇu. God Viṣṇu is the same as God Śiva, which means that Hanumān served Himself! This was done to preach to devotees, the way of serving God. God sometimes acts in the role of a devotee exhibiting devotion or service towards a Human Incarnation of God. Here the devotee or servant is also a Human Incarnation, in hidden form. In such a case, the role of the devoted servant is carried out perfectly. The message that God is trying to preach through the role of that devoted servant becomes perfect and error-free. Such a devotee, who is a hidden Human Incarnation, can stand as the best ideal for devotees. Hence, even a perfect devotee may be a hidden Incarnation.

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| Shri Datta Swami | When God Shiva Himself is God, on whom does He meditate? | Hanuman Hanumaan Shiva Vishnu

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