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Shiva is known to have untamed passion, which leads him to extremes in behaviour. Sometimes he is an ascetic, abstaining from all wordly pleasures.

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To understand the concept of Nataraja one must have to understand the idea of dance itself. Like yoga, dance induces trance, ecstasy and the experience of the divine. In India consequently, dance has flourished side by side with the terrific austerities of the meditation grove (fasting, absolute introversion etc.). Shiva, therefore, the arch-yogi of the gods, is necessarily also the master of the dance

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1. Come what may, you must never tolerate evil
2. Self-control is the key to living life to the fullest
3. Keep calm and carry on
4. Materialistic happiness never stays for long
5. You must learn how to suppress negativity gracefully
6. Desires lead to obsessions and obsessions lead to destruction
7. Respect your better half
8. You must control your ego and let go of pride
9. Understand that everything is temporary
10. Dance!!!

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the trident that represents the three gunas

the snakes that show he is beyond the power of death and poison and also stand for the Kundalini energy.

the sound of Shiva's two-sided drum maintains the rhythm of the heartbeat and creates the sound AUM in the overtones.

the vehicle of Shiva is the white bull called Nandi (the joyful).

Shiva is often seated on a tiger skin or wears a tiger skin, with the tiger representing the mind.

Shiva lives on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6SymwDUAg0

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Shiva has many forms, which are visible in his Panchavaktra form with 5 heads, a combination of all Shiva energies : Aghora (resides in the creamation grounds), Ishana (most often appears as the shivalingam), Tat Purusha (meditating), Varna Deva (the eternal Shiva) and Saddyojat or Braddha Rudra (the old wrathful form). The last also forms the connection to the Rudraksha mala- a rosary made of the dried fruits of the Rudraksha tree.

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Learning the story of Shiva helped me to better understand the Hinduism belief of the soul being eternal. This concept was easily learned by learning about the holy trimurti of Hinduism.

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Shiva can be said to represent self-discipline, goodness, benevolence, and protectiveness. But just as he can be seen as a protector, he is also referred to as the destroyer.   In Hinduism, the universe is thought to regenerate in cycles (every 2,160,000,000 years). Shiva destroys the universe at the end of each cycle which then allows for a new Creation.  A royal figure standing tall, crowned and bejeweled, in keeping with his role as king and preserver of order within the universe.

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Shiva belongs to the the holy trimurti (trinity) of Hinduism along with Brahma and Vishnu.

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Shiva is the god of the Yogis, responsible for change, such as death and destruction, but in a positive sense which refers to destruction of one's ego