The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it. Smile. Express. Marvel. Imagine. Hope. Wish. Believe” – Mandy Hale. “Live your truth. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Dance & sing to your own music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering” – Steve Maraboli.

Dance is not just a performative art. It’s an incredibly inspirational medium of true expression that holds a unique meaning for everyone. While for some, an activity like dance is catharsis, a spark, an instinct, for others it’s a sensation, an aesthetic experience. While some see it as a passion, a physical exercise, a link to community or culture, others see it as a beautiful communication tool, the essence of peace, joy, love, grace & beauty.

Through dance we can celebrate compassion, balance, harmony & share an awareness of social challenges like diversity or women’s empowerment. Life is better when we dance. Dance with life.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.

“Dance is the timeless interpretation of life” – Shah Asad Rizvi

“Dance is therapy for the soul” – Erol Ozan

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Dance with your heart and your feet will follow” – Mia Michaels

“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance” – Oprah Winfrey

“Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual” – Anna Pavlova

“Dance enables you to find yourself and lose yourself at the same time” – Thomas Merton

“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins” – Michael Jackson

“There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them” – Vicki Baum

“Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and dance to life” – Plato

“Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another” – Bob Marley

“Through synergy of intellect, artistry and grace came into existence the blessing of a dancer” – Shah Asad Rizvi

“Dance is a conversation between the body and the soul” – Oscar Wilde

“Where words fail, music speaks and dance gives it form” – Hans Christian Andersen

“The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music” – Agnes de Mille

“A dancer’s life is all about grace, discipline and passion” – Mikhail Baryshnikov

“In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, dance is sacred” – Isadora Duncan

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is famed for its exquisite delicacy. The music reflects serene slow falling snow with light daintiness.

Prokofiev’s Dance of the Knights, a piece of gorgeousness, passion & grace.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – dance.

The philosophy of dance explores what dance is, what it means & why it matters aesthetically, culturally, politically & emotionally. It sits at the incredible intersection of philosophy, art & performance. What counts as dance? Is dance an expressive movement, structured rhythm, a cultural practice or a performative art? Is spontaneous movement dance? Can artificial intelligence or robots dance?

Dance is rooted in the body, mind & spirit. Dance suggests that meaning can exist through gesture, rhythm, posture, emotion & motion, much before it becomes language. Dance disappears just as it happens. This makes presence & the moment matter. Highlights the impermanence, yet the beauty of life. To dance is to be out of oneself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. When we dance, our purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.

A dancer feels an entire spectrum of emotions in a single performance – longing, delight, desire, romance, grief, freedom, vulnerability, joy or peace. Fast repetitive motions create a spirit of intense immersion or exhilaration. Slow suspended movements create melancholy or calm. Collective dancing creates a sense of belonging or euphoria. A dancer simultaneously feels control & surrender, pain & bliss, precision & spontaneity.

Great dancers enter a meditative or flow state while dancing, eventually describing the feeling not as expressing something, but as becoming the movement itself. They are great not because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. Dance is inspiring, the hidden language of the soul.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – anant.

Read Until The End Of Time: Mind, Matter & Our Search For Meaning In An Evolving Universe. Brian Greene’s breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos & our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. A beautiful journey from the big bang to the end of time.

Wonderfully explores how life emerged, how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth & a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning, Brian Greene motivates us to understand, appreciate & nurture the fleeting, yet utterly exquisite moments in the cosmos. Inspiring.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – anant.

In the hush before thought
Where names fall away
Like leaves surrendering to rivers
Anant awaits
As the endless breathing
Of existence itself.
He is the silence between stars
The ocean teaching waves
How to rise and disappear.

The mountains call him eternal
The sages call him truth
Children know him simply
As beauty and wonder.

Anant says we are not separate
From the sky we fear
Nor from the dust beneath our feet
The universe does not stand outside
It blooms quietly
In our soul.

To seek Anant
Is to see infinity
In ordinary things
A cup of water
A trembling hand
The patience of dawn.

He is not somewhere else
Not hidden in temples alone
Nor imprisoned in sacred books
He moves in the unnoticed rhythm of life
In the stillness before action
In the quiet courage
To love despite impermanence.

What we call self
Is only a temporary wave
Learning the shape of eternity
All grief, all joy, all victories
All are threads in an infinite tapestry
Still weaving itself.

And when the self finally loosens
Its tight fist of becoming
The soul hears it.

That our finite heart
Was made to glimpse
The infinite.

We were never separate
Not from the stars
Not from each other
Not from Anant.

We are infinity
Temporarily learning
How to be human.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – anant.

Read Future Philosophy. Unlocks the secrets of tomorrow with a groundbreaking exploration into the realm of our collective future. Beautifully merges sociology, psychology & innovative technologies, harnessing their combined power to provide insightful analyses about the future world.

By meticulously examining the patterns or trends that have shaped our world thus far, it offers unique perspectives on the complex dynamics of our society. Delves into the intricate interplay between human behaviour, societal structures & the ever advancing frontiers of technology, to illuminate a way forward into uncharted territories. Weaves together major historical events, scientific breakthroughs & cultural shifts that may shape our future, with a multifaceted lens.

By leveraging data-driven analysis & extensive research, it challenges conventional thinking, motivates us to question pre-conceived notions or beliefs. Inspires us to confidently explore our creativity & the limitless possibilities in our unexplored future. An infinite potential. A beacon of intellectual curiosity, guiding us to whole-heartedly embrace tomorrow. Fascinating.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – anant.

In Indian philosophy & spirituality, anant (अनंत) means endless, infinite or eternal. It originates from Sanskrit. Anant literally means without an end. Often associated with the infinite nature of the universe, love, joy, time & our own consciousness. The self, the soul & the universe are truly interconnected. Serene. Limitless. Indestructible. The term also signifies the infinite qualities of knowledge, awareness, harmony, integrity, perception or compassion. Everything finite changes or ends. Liberation comes from realising that our connection with the infinite is endless. Never-ending. The infinite symbolises freedom from narrow identities, beliefs or limitations. Full of immense power, potential & possibilities.

In many Western traditions, infinity is often treated mathematically or abstractly. In the Eastern school of thought, infinity is also existential. Our reality cannot be exhausted by any single event or the world around us. Any destruction is transformation, all endings are new beginnings. The idea of anant remains powerful because modern life often feels fragmented, accelerated, material & identity-driven. The philosophy of the infinite suggests that value or meaning is not confined to temporary success or failure. Our reality exceeds immediate appearances, circumstances, aspirations, expectations or the roles we play.

“That is infinite. This is infinite.
From the infinite, the infinite arises.
Taking the infinite from the infinite,
The infinite alone remains.”

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – ahimsa.

Ahimsa speaks without a shout
It walks with open arms
It heals the cracks in human hearts
And helps us find our calm.

Not every victory needs a sword
Not every truth must strike
The quiet hand that chooses peace
Can change what hate is like.

No sword can plant a field with grain
No rage can make hearts bloom
But peace, like rain on thirsty earth
Can turn despair to boon.

The bird, the tree, the river’s song
All breathe the same space air
To hurt another living soul
Is to wound the world we share.

When anger storms across the mind
And pride begins to rise
Ahimsa lights a little lamp
That softens hardened eyes.

Ahimsa is the patient breeze
That cools the burning land
Belief and courage more powerful
Than armies can command.

The warrior of Ahimsa knows
That hatred breeds more hate
But, love joined with fearless faith
Can alter even fate.

Ahimsa whispers through the ages
No heart is won by fear
And those who walk its destined path
Bring hopes and dreams so near.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – ahimsa.

Read Nonviolence In Indian Thought: Exploring Ahiṃsā From The Vedas To Gandhi. A beautiful book that presents an inspiring narrative & an examination of the concept of ahiṃsā (non-violence) throughout Indian religious or philosophical traditions, tracing its evolution from the ancient Vedic texts to Mahatma Gandhi’s modern interpretation.

Non-violence in most of the Indic religions is located within a cluster of concepts. Explore the perceptions of ahiṃsā through the ancient foundation Sanskrit texts of the Vedas or Upanishads, the Hindu texts of the Dharmasutras or Mahabharata, the heterodox traditional texts of Jainism & Buddhism. They delightfully demonstrate that ahimsa is not merely passive non-violence but an active, emotional & creative principle. Ultimately, non-violence is the central core of Indian spirituality.

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