Shiva and Shakti are One

                 " Na Shiv Shaktirahito - Na Shakti: Shivavarjita 

                  Ubhayorasti Taadatmyam Vahnidahakayoriva "

Neither Shiva is without Shakti, nor Shakti is without Shiva. 

There is an identity between the two - just as there is an identity between the fire and the fuel.

There is harmony between the two – there is unity. 

                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The ancient Sanatan Hindu philosophy does not see God and Nature as opposites. 

They are not opposite to each other but complementary to each other. 

There is harmony between the two.

For example, there is harmony between fire and fuel. 

Fire cannot exist without fuel, and wood and fuel contain fire within them. 

When they come in contact with a spark of fire, they also transform into fire.

Similarly, God and Nature are not opposite - they are complementary. 

There is harmony between the two. 

Nature (Shakti) cannot exist without Shiva (God). 

Nature is God's power. It's created and operated by the divine power.

And it is through nature that we get to know and experience God. 

If seen from a scientific point of view, it means that energy and matter are complementary.

Energy can convert into matter and matter into energy.

Usually, we do not see the power of nature.

But suddenly, when some natural calamities like severe storms, tornados - hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, etc. strike, we start seeing the immense power of nature, and immediately we start realizing our helplessness in front of nature.

In the above Shloka - Shiva can be seen as the symbol of energy and Nature as His power.

Nature is created and driven by energy - the Shiva.

And Shiva is experienced by the power of nature.

In short - God and nature are complimentary.

Nature is in God and God is in nature.

             Sakal vanaspati manh baisantar sakal doodh mein ghee 

             Taisay hee Hari basay nirantar ghat ghat Maadho jee

Just as fire is present in the trees, plants, and woods -

Just as ghee (butter) is present in the milk -

In the same way, Hari (God) is also present in everyone - everybody and everything. 

                                                      " Rajan Sachdeva "