Rudra alone is — there is no second beside Him — He who rules these worlds with His sovereign powers. He stands within all beings; at the end of time He withdraws all worlds, having created them, as their guardian.
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- Tradition
- Hindu
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- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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- SU.3.2
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- CreationGodOmnipresence
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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.