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21 " his size, change his shape. He seeks independence from nature. Withdrawing from nature is the first step in this process. Detached from nature, a Tapasvin feels no pain, hears no sound, sees no image, tastes no flavour and smells no odour. In art, Tapasvins are shown as seated in cross-legged positions with creepers around their feet, termite hills over their bodies and serpents slithering around their necks. These men are intellectually, emotionally and physically liberated from all things material. A traditionally decorated Shiva-linga without a mask "
― Devdutt Pattanaik , 7 Secrets Of Shiva
22 " Goddess is nature and God is how nature is perceived by the human imagination. "
23 " Without the cerebrum there would be no imagination, and hence no notion of God! "