Here is a photo of Gandhi dancing! It surprised me when I first saw it recently. It fits in with my current meditation. Today have been reflecting on these words of the legendary teacher and philosopher Jiddhu Krishnamurti:
"You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for that is life."
The word "dance" struck me the most, as we have been speaking here lately about taking LEAPS into the unknown (thank you, KS member Mish!) and that word also brought dancing to mind. I recalled seeing this photo on Pinterest awhile ago and looked it up, because Mahatma Gandhi is a man after the heart of KS, known for his great seriousness of purpose in life, a man devoted to service of others, kindness and peace, and there he was, actually dancing. And how wonderful is that?
If life is partly about dancing, then it makes sense that a man as wise as Gandhi would see the wisdom of listening to the rhythm of a life-enhancing song and LEAPING onto the floor and dancing for the joy of it. Dancing because as we move with the music of our days the whole of life flows in us and through us at all moments. Dancing because as the Japanese Proverb puts it, "We're all fools whether we dance or not so we might as well dance."
Today I choose to keep close to all the confident, wise shamanic dancers so I can learn a bit more about how to take leaps gracefully and how to enjoy each step of the way.
"You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for that is life."
The word "dance" struck me the most, as we have been speaking here lately about taking LEAPS into the unknown (thank you, KS member Mish!) and that word also brought dancing to mind. I recalled seeing this photo on Pinterest awhile ago and looked it up, because Mahatma Gandhi is a man after the heart of KS, known for his great seriousness of purpose in life, a man devoted to service of others, kindness and peace, and there he was, actually dancing. And how wonderful is that?
If life is partly about dancing, then it makes sense that a man as wise as Gandhi would see the wisdom of listening to the rhythm of a life-enhancing song and LEAPING onto the floor and dancing for the joy of it. Dancing because as we move with the music of our days the whole of life flows in us and through us at all moments. Dancing because as the Japanese Proverb puts it, "We're all fools whether we dance or not so we might as well dance."
Today I choose to keep close to all the confident, wise shamanic dancers so I can learn a bit more about how to take leaps gracefully and how to enjoy each step of the way.
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- Posted by healingtree
- Jun 10, 2017
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Readers Comments
Memewo2cabkessed wrote: Just came across this post and i too like the dance of life. Thanks for sharing.
ms_joy wrote: I love this! How does one add a story or post to their favorites?
Mish wrote: Oh yesssssssssssss! 👠The beautiful dance of life! 💃🕺ðŸ»â¤ï¸
mindyjourney wrote: Now i really want those Light-up dancing shoes! :)). Beautiful reflection and medtitation share. Thank you.
DANCE wrote: well, what can I say about DANCEingggg :-)))))
splain wrote: He sure got the "moves"
kjoyw wrote: This is so beautifully written! Was a joy to read. Such a wonderful dance is this dance of Life!
leoladyc728 wrote: Thanks for the wonderful photo
laughingsoul wrote: Oh I am so grateful to you, this is so amazing, I keep reading posts that fit perfectly to my life. Next tomorrow I will dance on stage, and I will make sure to share this photo with my team mates. Thank you so much!
