It is interesting that Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe do not call it the work of God, they call it the play of God, the Vishnu lila, lila meaning play. And they look upon the whole manifestation of all the universes as a play, as a sport, as a kind of dance – lila perhaps being somewhat related to our word lilt Alan W. Watts
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In Hinduism, the universe is a play or a sport that God has been performing for eternity. The universe is a dance, a complicated dance requiring an endless number of steps. Each universe is a universe unto itself, and each universe has its own character and purpose. There are many different kinds of universes, and they are all equally important to God. The universe is a moving picture — a movie — which God watches from above.

And God is the only true actor. All the other characters — which include humans — are simply playing their parts in this great cosmic drama.

Source: Zen And The Beat Way

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