Kali's dance

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Kali is most often depicted as standing upon the corpse-like form of

Lord Siva, dancing upon the stage of Consciousness. She is the

perceivable form of Consciousness. Consciousness is awareness.

Rather than the actor, Consciousness is the witness of all action.

That is why Lord Siva is shown as a lifeless corpse: still, immobile,

his eyes are fixed, trained on the image of the Divine Mother, All

that Consciousness perceives is the dance of Nature.

 

She is dancing to infatuate Him, causing Him to direct His attention

to Her. But Siva does not forget that it is Nature who is dancing,

not I; and He remains the silent Witness.

 

This body is Nature, I am Consciousness, the silent witness of the

actions of Nature. I am not the performer. This body acts according

to its nature, because that is its nature. Remembering this, I am

free, one among the audience in a theater watching the drama of life.

 

Jai Kali Maa ki jai!

 

[Exerpt from Kali Puja (Introduction) by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.