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Sufism is more influenced by the land where it travelled than by the Islam. Like in south Asia, Sufism has some sort of deep roots in Hinduism and other Indic traditions. (Mainly pre Sufi)
Like the famous trance dance they do in Sufi shrines find its direct roots in Shaivism.
> The Kularnava Tantra also insists on the fact that the practices typically associated with yoga, such as asanas (postures), pranayama (breath control), and the austerities, are not part of tantric practice. The only physical exercise that is practiced—in conformity with the Vijnanabhairava Tantra and with ancient texts and iconography—consists of the slow dance of tandava followed by a sudden stopping of movement. To avoid different interpretations, including my own, there is nothing better than to return to the Sanskrit words in the text as published by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati of the Bihar School of Yoga.
Having been placed thus, turn the body slowly. As a result of this movement, in calmness, in spirit, O Goddess, the Divine, flooding in, culminates. (Vijnanabhairava Tantra, stanza 83)
> Turning, the body, and suddenly, falling down, on the ground, cessation of energy, which causes disturbance, there appears, Supreme Energy. (Vijnanabhairava Tantra, stanza 111)4
> In his commentary, the author makes clear that he is speaking of tandava.
> This method was used by mystics of the Sufi tradition in order to achieve elevated states of ecstasy and trance and to attain union with the Divine. Shiva’s dance of destruction, Tandav nritya, during which Shiva turned without stopping until the whole universe began to resonate with the vibration of this dance is a valid illustration of this dharana.
From Tantric Kali 2016
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