My dancing and singing Shambavi

Apr 15 morning

Isha blog
A little over 15,000 years ago, Adiyogi Shiva, Mahadeva, attained to this state of perfection. He became so absolutely still that onlookers could not make out whether he was truly alive. The only sign of life were tears of ecstasy running down his cheeks.
From this state of absolute stillness, Adiyogi would suddenly spring into a dance of ecstasy. This tandava demonstrated that the perfect geometry that he achieved within himself is not a restraint – he need not sit in one place. He can dance wildly, in absolute abandon, and still not lose this perfect state of alignment within himself and with the larger cosmic nature.

Soul
My Shambavi is not still. Even when I dance and sing and laugh, I still hold mudra.


Isha blog
There is always a longing for union. Whether someone is running after wealth, money, conquest, success, pleasure, or intoxication – it is just out of a longing for union. But these are inefficient ways of union. Yoga is not against anything except inefficiency. Having been on the top of the pile of evolution on this planet, we as human beings are expected to function a little more intelligently and in a little more competent way.