Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 > INTRODUCTION TO > COMMENTARY ON THE PERCEPTION OF TRUTH > (SAT-DARSHANA BHASHYA) (Cont'd) > > > I. > ON NON-DUALITY > > This original substance which is of the nature of a supreme consciousness, > intense and infinite, does not lose itself in its own self-becoming, in its > own modifications into a variety of forms effected by its inherent > conscious force. It is to be noted that this modification is not - as is > thought in scholastic circles - of the nature of milk becoming curd, in > which the former is lost and irrecoverable; but is of the character of gold > formed into ornaments, in which gold the substance not merely persists but > reveals its potentiality for formation into an endless variety. The forms > change but the substance endures and it is the identity of the persisting > substance that is stressed as the central truth by the Chandogya Upanishad > analogy of gold in ornamental forms. ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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