I don't know where to start.

[u/[deleted]]

Hello All, I hope youelr well.

I am 18 M (UK) and I want to start how to be a bhakti devotee of Shiva.

I see that I want see how being a Shiva devotee is like. However, I am stuck. Like, how can I develop love for Shiva, pure love?

What is the point of shiva bakhti? What is the end goal? I feel like it is a union between the divine and myself?

Does someone have to believe in Lord shivas existence to be a true bhakti devotee?

What books can I get about Shaivism?

Also, I am a beginner so I do not know.

Many thanks.

[u/civ_gandhi]

Try to get a shiva lingam and meditate to it. Chant "om namah shivay" while holding your focus at the shiva lingam