June Topic: mAyA in the vedas: the One and the many: for Raghavarao

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--- Raghavarao Kaluri <raghavakaluri wrote:

> Namaste all.

>

> In the context of 'harmony of sound' and 'silence',

> a

> previous relevant post is referred:

> advaitin/message/15528

>

> It is interesting to note that 'When the Word was

> with

> God' ... what was it ? Probably 'silence' ...

 

Namaste Raghava,

You sound like an etymologist after my own style; if

it works for you at a particular time then it is

right.

I am afraid that etymologically Word comes from the

IDG root WER meaning to speak.

OK. Let us take a step into 'speak' and speech. You

will find a relationship given with the word spark.

Now that is getting interesting. Is Agni creeping in

here? Now this is related to the IDG root SPERK or

SPREK which comes from the Sanskrit root sphUrj, to

burst forth or be displayed. Now this is VERY

interesting. We are now in sphota country and

Bhartrihari and the four levels of speech. We must

put that one on hold for the moment.

In the John prologue, what is very amazing is that

no-one takes any notice of the next verse:

'The same was in the beginning with God.' He has

already repeated himself three times, why do so again?

What new element is he putting forward? The clue is in

the word 'same'; see Sanskrit root Sam.

 

If you take a look at 'adi-shakti's'...OK. I know his

real name but am not telling.... post of today you

will find that he quotes a great RgVedic hymn of vAk.

It is a very difficult one to translate so have a look

around the net for other translations. This is closer

to the Greek 'Logos' which has been translated as

Word. Interesting to look at but my own conclusion is

that vAk and logos contain different ideas. Millions

of books and essays on all this for you to explore.

 

Happy studies

 

ken Knight

 

 

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