…of great cosmic symbols. I mean, when you think of the staggering symbols that the Indians produced, I mean, the dancing Shiva, for example, we've never produced anything as comprehensive as this. The dancing Shiva, those little bronze statues, it is the…

…that the Indians produced, I mean, the dancing Shiva, for example, we've never produced anything as comprehensive as this. The dancing Shiva, those little bronze statues, it is the Shiva with four arms dancing with one foot raised, And, well, I mean, I'll…

…Shiva, for example, we've never produced anything as comprehensive as this. The dancing Shiva, those little bronze statues, it is the Shiva with four arms dancing with one foot raised, And, well, I mean, I'll go into the details. They're really quite…

…this is the material world. This is the great world of all-embracing material world with its flames, which are energy. Within this, Shiva dances. He's called Nataraja, the lord of the dance. And he dances, he's everywhere in the universe. I mean, this is…

…part of the regular Hinduism, but it is specifically Shivaite. And then one of the manifestations, of course, is called Bhairava of Shiva, who is also dancing, but he dances in cemeteries. And, I mean, to remind us that the dance of life isn't always…

…into the state of contemplation. I mean, the whole thing is there, stated in this single, extremely elegant... I mean, these Shiva images from the south of India are very, very elegant. They're the most beautiful pieces of sculpture, the best of them.…

…No, it's, I mean, there are other symbols, of course, within Christianity which do, but a single comprehensive symbol like the Shiva symbol we do not have, and it's very unfortunate. This whole business of the of the organised manipulation of symbols. I…

…back, I don't know, probably to the beginning of our era, where the text is introduced by a kind of interview between Shiva and his divine consort, Parvati, the goddess. And the goddess asks him, what is the secret of your kind of... enlightened…

…in pure awareness are given. I can think of one text, for example, which is prefaced by a dialogue between the god Shiva and his wife, goddess Parvati. And Parvati asks him, what is the secret of your transcendental consciousness? And he says, well, I…

…things, one thousand, two thousand years old, I don't know. But it's a text describing, it's in the form of a dialogue between Shiva and his spouse Parvati. And Parvati asks him, what is the secret of your divine mode of consciousness with this kind of…

…divine mode of consciousness with this kind of what may be called the mystical consciousness of oneness in the world. And Shiva answers by giving her a list of 112 exercises in awareness, which are extraordinarily searching and elaborate. They cover every…

…things, one thousand, two thousand years old, I don't know, but it's a text describing, it's in the form of a dialogue between Shiva and his spouse Parvati, And Parvati asks him, what is the secret of your divine mode of consciousness, this kind of what…

…your divine mode of consciousness, this kind of what may be called the mystical consciousness of oneness in the world? And Shiva answers by giving her a list of 112 exercises in awareness, which are extraordinarily searching and elaborate. They cover every…

…the Buddhist tantric writings The text is very curious. It begins with a dialogue between Parvati, the wife of the god Shiva, who asks Shiva what is the secret of his extraordinary form of consciousness, his enlightened consciousness. And he then gives her…

…tantric writings The text is very curious. It begins with a dialogue between Parvati, the wife of the god Shiva, who asks Shiva what is the secret of his extraordinary form of consciousness, his enlightened consciousness. And he then gives her a list of…

…Zen psychology. For example, there are remarkable tantric texts. There's a text, for example, which is introduced by a dialogue between Shiva and Parvati, the great god and his wife, the goddess. And Parvati asks Shiva, what is the secret of your profound…

…which is introduced by a dialogue between Shiva and Parvati, the great god and his wife, the goddess. And Parvati asks Shiva, what is the secret of your profound consciousness, the consciousness of of the consciousness that the Atman is identical with the…

…the secret of your profound consciousness, the consciousness of of the consciousness that the Atman is identical with the Brahman. And Shiva proceeds to give her a list of 118 exercises in awareness, which he says are all extremely helpful towards this…