User:Sharala/sandbox
| The Supreme Witness and the Great Thief | |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
| Date | 1979 May 10 |
| Time | Evening |
| Place | Fiesch, Switzerland |
| Language | English |
| Topic | Everything exists within the mind of "Parama Purusa". |
| Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12 |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
 |
The Supreme Witness and the Great Thief is the seventh discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Fiesch, Switzerland.[1] The discourse was delivered in English on the evening of 1979 May 10.
Snyopsis
Suppose a man committed so many sins in so many lives; now he will have to undergo the reactions of those actions, of those bad actions. Then for all millions of years he will have to pass through so many troubles, so many pains, so many mental tortures. A father cannot like this, a father cannot think that His children will have to go through so much trouble because of their past bad actions. So what does He want? He wants His sons to give Him – what? The sins committed by them. But the sons will say, the daughters will say, “No, Father, we will give you flowers, we will give you sweets, we will give you so many things; but we can’t give you our sins. We can’t.” Then what will this loving Father do? He will secretly take away the sins. He is the great thief.[1]
Anandamurti starts the discourse by stating that Shiiva was called “Nat́arája” which means the King of dancers. Other names are describing Parama Purusa, but as He is beyond limitations, no name can fully describe Him. 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 With: Dance, Mudra and Tantra |
Succeeded by The Supreme Witness and the Great Thief |