Shiva, commonly known as the destroyer. However, conventionally, destruction is linked with the breakdown of things, with rage and anger. But this deity is calm and composed, lost in his own world. How can he be a destroyer when he is so withdrawn?
The problem lies with our understanding of destruction. Sacred scriptures tell us repeatedly that he is the destroyer of Kama, Yama and Tripura, which is the destroyer of desire, death and three worlds. What does that mean? We will explore the world of Shiva in the Deities and Yogasana workshop this weekend. Namaste.
Shiva 常被音譯成濕婆神，在印度教裡是崇拜者最多的神。 瑜珈體位法裡也出現過不少牠的分身、化身或再世。然而Shiva又稱為是 the God of destroyer 也就是毀滅之神。 我們常常將毀滅兩字與破壞或憤怒做個聯想，但牠一副與世無爭、總是在靜坐冥想的姿態怎麼會是毀滅之神呢? 那是因為我們都誤解毀滅兩字的意思。 毀滅是要消滅世俗的慾望、超越生死的束縛、毀掉我們對三界的幻象。 這個周末讓我們來唱歌跳舞，用另外一個角度來看Shiva吧。
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