'In the beginning, dear boy, this was Being alone — one only, without a second. Some say that in the beginning this was non-being alone, one only, without a second, and that from that non-being Being was born.'
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Source
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Chandogya Upanishad
- Chapter
- Chandogya Upanishad
- Verse / page
- ChU.6.2.1
- Topics
- CreationRealitySupreme BeingUnity of God
Same theme, different voices
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.