He who is one, colourless, who by the power of His Shakti bestows many colours with hidden purpose — who withdraws and creates the universe at beginning and end — may that divine One unite us with a pure intellect.
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- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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- SU.4.1
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This world is an illusion of colors and sounds, a false display created by the tricks of Maya, the mind, and the senses.
The Sandalwood tree gives fragrance even to the one who cuts it with an axe, because it is its nature to give fragrance.
The person who lives in God's love must be detached from themselves and all created things, and consider themselves just one among millions.
God created man in His own likeness.