Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 > > From "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" > > Part I - The Quest > > 1. Reality of the World > > 19) This pure Consciousness alone manifests itself in the form of this vast > universe, labeled as mere name and form by the Sastras (scriptures). Since > this pure Consciousness is so obvious as the goose-berry (or a crystal) > held in the palm of the hands, this variegated universe is also nothing > other than this Consciousness. > > 20) As the primal cause of the entire universe of the three worlds or the > fourteen worlds shines as an unbroken perception in the form of the primal > Light of Consciousness, all these worlds are too real in a way. But viewing > the universe to exist in its own right, the informing Light, the primal > Consciousness, the substratum of the universe, will be considered to be a > total void. > > 21) For the sake of the ignorant, who revel in the reality of the external > world, the Sastras are forced to posit the creation of the world by the > Lord. But in the vision of the seers, who are aware of the unbroken Light > of their being, this bondage producing delusory appearance of the world is > known to be a mere mental construct. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" by Sri Muruganar,trans Sri Sadhu Om > ===== Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible Sun within us. __________ Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger./download/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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