Guest guest Posted July 13, 1999 Report Share Posted July 13, 1999 On 13 Jul 1999, Virender Dayal wrote: > "My dear gentle friend, both you and I are exactly like two swans. We live > together in the same heart, which is just like the Manasa Lake. Although we > have been living together for many thousands of years, we are still far away > from our original home." - Bhag. 4.28.54 The phrase "original home" is assumed to be telling by many. However, even material analogy tells us that we cannot tie ourselves too strongly to the notion that "original" means that we were actually there. For example, consider the material analogy of an American-born Indian; he can accurately say that his origin is Indian, even though he was born an American. Such a use of "origin" is not at all casual; OED upholds it as the primary meaning of the word origin when applying to a person. OED also says "original" can mean "underived" or "independent". Yours, Vijay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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