Dance, Mudra and Tantra
Dance, Mudra and Tantra | |
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Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
Date | 1979 May 10 |
Time | Morning |
Place | Fiesch, Switzerland |
Language | English |
Topic | Sadashiva and the science of dance |
Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12 |
Location in Sarkarverse |
Dance, Mudra and Tantra is the sixth discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Fiesch, Switzerland.[1] The discourse was delivered in English on the morning of 1979 May 10.
Synopsis
You know that even before Sadáshiva there was dance, there was music; people used to sing, also; but everything was in a disorderly manner. The dexterous hands of Sadáshiva made it a science – rather, an artistic science.
Anandamurti starts the discourse by stating that Shiva combined music, song, and dance into an orderly science. He explains that Oriental dance contains various mudras (postures) and tandava is its pristine expression.[1]
Anandamurti goes on by stating that tandava represents life, and tantra is the practice of overcoming darkness through struggle.[1]
References
Preceded by The Starting Point and the Last Point |
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12 1979 With: Dance, Mudra and Tantra |
Succeeded by The Supreme Witness and the Great Thief |