One of the principal Hindu deities meaning 'auspicious.' Represents pure Consciousness and the cosmic force of destruction/transformation. The supreme yogi – still, serene, ever-aware – and the cosmic dancer Nataraja who dissolves forms.
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Sanskrit / Vedic
Shiva
शिव
Related concepts
witness consciousness
transcendent Self
letting go
psychic death and rebirth
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