Cyclone Dreaming 7 – Nataraja

Nataraja
On the Indian sub‑continent destruction and prosperity are not seen as contradictory fortunes but as contrasting aspects of NATARAJA: the dance of Shiva. It is said that the dance sends waves of awakening through inert matter, which comes to life as the myriad forms of the Universe. These forms are said to change as the dance changes. All matter and forms therefore are understood to be ever changing though they have the illusion of permanence. In the fullness of time the dance destroys all forms and names.

Through the activity of Nataraja, Brahman becomes the Universe, which in turn becomes Brahman again.
(Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics)