'The only certainty we have...'

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Namaste all.

 

'The only certainty we have is that nothing is certain for ever'.

 

When you read this advaita-sounding quotation, you are bound to think it

comes from a Vedanta book. No, it does not. It comes from a foreword by

Douglas G. Brinkley to a monumental book entitled "National Geographic

Visual History of the World", published in 2005. Titling his article as

"Why History?" Brinkley develops the theme of how uncertaintly reigns

supreme in the historical realm. Since the quotation reminded me of the

fabric of mAyA that, according to advaita, encircles our understanding of

things, I thought I should share it with you all.

 

There is one other reason why I am writing about this book. It is a

wonderful book of reference (650 pages) that every educated world citizen

should keep in his permanent library. It would be most useful for all young

aspirants to knowledge about the world. It covers almost everything from

prehistoric beginnings to modern times, with lots and lots of pictures,

overviews, short biographies and a fantastic organization of the entire

material, timewise, regionwise, and subjectwise. I recently came across

this book and I decided to recommend this book to you all.

 

PraNAms to all book lovers.

profvk

 

 

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