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par al l el s w i th physi cs. I t m ay f u r ther r ai se the quest i on of whether the un i ver se has an end or i s i n f i n i te? st i l l a m at ter of sci en t i f i c debate today. T he im age of Sh i va dan ci ng th r ough both the cosm os and hum an m en tal i t y i s what m akes th i s sym bo l so power f u l . T he way i n wh i ch dan ce i s used to i l l ust r ate l i f e i s a st r i k i ng m etaphor r em i nd i ng us that l i f e can be gr acef u l bu t al so f i er ce. T h i s i s br ough t ou t by the dual i t y w i th i n Sh i va as both cr eator and dest r oyer . Sh i va m ay i ndeed r em i nd us of the wor ds of the Buddha: ?I show you both sor r ow and the end i ng of sor r ow.?

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