Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 > > From "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" > > Part I - The Quest > > 1. Reality of the World (Cont'd) > > 49) Like the flame burning fiercely, but shrouded by the cloud of smoke > outside, this Light of Awareness shines effulgently, covered by the medley > of names and forms. By the unique compassion of that Divine Grace, if the > intellect becomes placid, freed from the bewilderment of name and form, the > true reality, and greatness of the world, would be only that Awareness, or > Being of Light, and not these names and forms. > > 50) For the men of wisdom, who do not swerve from the Reality of Awareness, > the base for all indicative knowledge, this world too is of the reality of > that Awareness. The truth of the reality attributed to the world in the > Awareness of such knowers, how could it be grasped? > > 51) The truth of the "reality of the world" could be grasped as such only > by those knowers who, abandoning the knowledge of the world of the five > senses, irrevocably, are further stabilized in the Self-effulgent, > Transcendental natural state of Awareness-Being, thus being totally free > from the ruinous impact of Maya (illusion, or ignorance). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" by Sri Muruganar, Trans Sri Sadhu Om > __________ 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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