India, June 26 -- Mystic's Musings

By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation

Shekhar Kapur: I understand Nandi is Shiva's vehicle. Is he waiting for Shiva to come out and say. what? Tell me more about the Nandi.

Sadhguru: He is not waiting for him to come out and say something. He is in waiting. Nandi is a symbolism of eternal waiting, because waiting is considered the greatest virtue in Indian culture. One who knows how to simply sit and wait is naturally meditative. He is not expecting Shiva to come out tomorrow. He will wait forever. That quality is the essence of receptivity.

Nandi is Shiva's closest accomplice because he is the essence of receptivity. Before you go in, you must have the quality of Nandi - to simply sit. You are not ...