Pravritti –personality –behavioral traits – is often
considered as someone’s nature. This explains how a person reacts to a
situation. The key in this scenarios is the external stimulus. Nivritti on the
other hand defines abstinence or denial of acts that have no meaning. All acts
in Nivritti state comes from the internal stimulus.
The hindu scriptures have very well laid out the two paths
of life as Pravritti and Nivritti and have as usual left it to us to decide the
way.
External stimuli or the desire is abundant all around us.
The more you satisfy it, the more it grows. Knowing the purpose of your actions
will help performing the actions better. This is where we can combine the
external and internal stimuli.
Vishnu on one hand, indulges himself with the creation and
helps the worldly creatures to lead their life meaningfully. In his acts, not
only he desires he also plays along with the humans. Shiva on the other hand,
meditates and turns his back on Brahma’s creation knowing that this is all fake
and has no meaning. He knows Brahma created the world and the universe looking
for answers to his existence and these creations would have no meaning more
than that. While Vishnu displays the pat of Pravritti, Shiva shines the light
on Nivritti.
Since Vishnu involves in the worldly matters and plays
along, he has an outwardly gaze without leaving the sense of himself. In this
process, he procreates and generates warmth all around him. Shiva on the other
hand meditates and indulges in himself. He has an inwardly gaze and does not
involves with anyone. This creates heat in himself. The inwardly heat or fire,
which is expected to come when he opens his third eye. Since all the heat
around him is converged inside him, everything around him turns cold into ice.
Remember his abode on Mt Kailash.
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