Dance your way to God!

By Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda - Economic Times - India
Thursday, June 1, 2006

There are several meditation techniques to fall in tune with the Divine. Techniques give us the experience of God. They are the essence of religion. One such technique is Dance, in the literal sense of the word and even otherwise!

Quantum physics has proven that the atom is made up of elements that are static and moving at the same time. A picture taken of this phenomenon reveals the resemblance it bears to the dancing deity — Nataraja.

Scientists are proving every atom is vibrant. The whole of Cosmos is actually dancing with joy. Enjoying and celebrating every moment! Only man is still holding on to his prestige and ego, which are nothing but the labels stuck on him by society.

Dance is the ultimate technique to break free of the ego, to break free from the identity that man holds close to his heart. Dancing breaks your conditionings. You do not need to use the mind to dance; you dance from your Being. Dance is the outward expression of the inner joy when you fall into the joyous path. When you dance with your Being, you are so total and near to God.

Children need not be taught to dance, they already are that way! Their inner intelligence knows how to balance their Energy in the centre of their Being and that is why they are so joyful all the time.

Vaishnavism, the Hindu philosophy of duality preached by Saint Ramanuja, made a big contribution to recognise dance as a way to reach God. Followers of Ramanuja do namasankirtan i.e. singing and dancing for hours together, in the name of God.

In Sufism, the mystic sect of Islam, the basic techniques for expressing bliss are dancing and whirling. Always the highest form of spirituality expresses itself through dance.