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[A].THE INTRODUCTION:
Is the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] and the GODDESS/GODS one and the same?
Should we humans accord the primacy to a fellow human being over the Almighty/Lord/Super-Consciousness/Absolute?
Most of the spiritual-seekers, especially in India are wittingly or unwittingly misled as shown in the following discussion, into the trap of worshipping a human being only as the GOD or the Supreme-Consciousness by misinterpreting the word ‘GURUU' to mean the human-teacher in the following famous verse in the Hindi language by Kabeera:
"Guruu Govenda Douu khadae kaakae laagae paaon,
Guruu balehaaree aapnae deyo Gobvenda bataaya"
[B].THE DISCUSSION:
1. The GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] is the all pervading AATMA in the entire creation. It is inside every being or the entity. It is FORMLESS in its final-stage.
2. The GURUU TATTVA is the only element that manifests itself in the form of Brhmaa, Veshnnu and Mahaesha. It can and does acquire different forms including the human-form.
3. The formless GURUU TATTVA out of mercy and compassion for us becomes/acquires the form of GOVENDA [guide] to help us humans reach and merge into it [The GURUU TATTVA] to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of birth and death. Thus, the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE/ PARAMA TATTVA/PARAMAA TATTVA] and GOVENDA [guide] are one and the same in broader spiritual energy terms and perspective.
4. This GOVENDA [guide] can be in terms of some GODDESS, GOD, a line from a book, some experience, some human-Sadguruu or some other thing which helps the spiritual seeker reach and merge into the GURUU TATTVA. Thus, it is not a necessary condition to have only some human as a guide on the spiritual path.
5. Therefore, if I found the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] and GOVENDA [guide] standing in front of me, I as a true spiritual seeker would bow before the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] because if the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] had not been kind to me in the first place itself, I would not have been graced with GOVENDA [guide] to guide me to reach and merge into the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE]...! It is the GURUU TATTVA [The ABSOLUTE] which told/guided-about/got [deyo bataaya] me the GOVENDA [guide]!
6. It is absolutely wrong to say that the one can achieve a Brhma-darshan but cannot uphold it, so to sustain the same could be possible only after a certain stage once she/he has sought a so-called real Sadguru who can guide her/him to reach the further state and without the so-called human-Sadguruu, she/he cannot reach the further state. The truth is that continuous practice is a must to sustain this blissful state irrespective of whether achieved through grace of the PARAMAA/PARAMA TATTVA, self-efforts or a human-guruu. However, it is true for most of the spiritual-seekers that while self-practising, he/she may face a lot of difficulties and there are numerous chances to get diverted from the actual target where she/he will find herself/himself nowhere!
7. If some spiritual-seeker has willingly fallen into the trap of blind-following and has decided to be not ready to see the light of the reason, rationality and factual facts, well no one can help in this matter. So, let each one be to oneself. All spiritual seekers are correct from their own perspectives!
[C].The EXAMPLE:
Ramakrishna Paramhansa was once asked by his human-Guruu Totaapuri to go in for the NERAAKAARA SAADHANAA. Ramakrishna Paramhansa didn't believe in him blindly. He went to the DIVINE MOTHER and told her about it. Only after she gave her consent/go-ahead, did he go back to his human-Guruu Totaapuri and did the NERAAKAARA SAADHANAA. He clearly had more faith in the DIVINE MOTHER than any human-guruu like his human-Guruu Totapuri. Why? Because, like any sensible human being/spiritual-seeker, Ramakrishna Paramhansa probably understood well that the human-Guruu always might not be correct, but the DIVINE MOTHER could never be wrong...! This shows the primacy of the DIVINE MOTHER over human-Guruus![A].THE INTRODUCTION:
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‘THE PEACE-FOR-ALL-PRAYER’ – THE YAJURVAEDA VERSE
[A].THE INTRODUCTION:
Today, we get dismayed when we notice the mindless killing of the fellow human by a fellow human in different parts of the globe.
Then, we read and see reports about the thousands of innocent people, animals, birds and other creatures being killed by the non-human disasters like the earthquake in different parts of the Earth. Your heart gets disturbed on seeing the visuals of the helpless people being drown in the flood-waters or the mangled bits of a crashed-aeroplane with the body parts of the dead human-passengers strewn all around and so on.
It seems the whole world has become restless and consequently the peaceless. Then, we quietly switch off our TV sets, Laptops, PCs, Transistors, FMs and put the newspaper away so as not to get our blood pressure increased due to all these tension-giving media reports about the seemingly a lack of the peace in our otherwise beautiful serene world.
Being persons with a conscience, we start praying for the peace for our human race on this planet Earth. But, should we stop at praying for the peace for the humans only?
[B].THE DISCUSSION:
Thousands of years back, the Indian spiritual-scientists called the Reshhes taught the human race to pray for the peace not only for the human race but all other entities in our world. This is shown amply by the following Verse Number 36/17 in the Yajurvaeda, through which the Reshhes prayed for the peace for all the entities in the cosmos:
“Dhouuha ShanteRaAntreksham Shanteha Prthevee Shanteraapha Shanteroshhadhayha Shanteha I
Vanaspatayha ShanteRaVeshvae Daevaaha ShanteRaBrhma Shanteha Sarvm Shanteha Shanteraeva Shanteha Saa Maa Shanteraedhe II”
The meaning of the above-stated Verse is as under:
“The Peace for the Dhuloka [Heavens], the Peace for the Antreksha [Universe], the Peace for the Prthevee [Earth], the Peace for the Jala [Water], the Peace for the Auushhadhee [Herbal Medicines], the Peace for the Vanaspate [Plants], the Peace for the Daevataa [Gods/Goddesses/Deities], the Peace for the Brhma [Absolute], the Peace for the Sarva [Everything/Everyone], the Peace for the Shaante [Peace] and my this Peace may exist forever.”
This Vaedika Peace-Verse shows clearly that the ancient Indian Reshhes considered everything like the Earth, Water, Plants, Universe, etc in this world as possessing the consciousness and accordingly an identity of its own.
THE BRIEF EXPLANATION:
1. If the peace for the Heavens [the abode of the Divine Entities] exists, we humans are benefitted, too because then these Divine Entities could help us much better instead of rather being busy solving their own peaceless state of affairs.
2. If the peace for the Universe exists, we humans stand to gain because then it would mean no need to worry about things like the meteors or the asteroids hitting our Earth and harming us or the Sun losing its heat, thereby causing loss of the precious insolation on the Earth and so on.
3. If the peace for the Earth exists, we would be spared of the calamities like the earthquake, etc.
4. If the peace for the Water exists, we would without doubt remain peaceful because this would mean surety of the drinking-water for everyone, the rainwater for our crops and consequently no peaceless problems like the Famine caused by a shortage of the food-grains, etc. and we would further be spared of the terrible problems like the furious floods.
5. If the peace for the Herbal Medicines exists, the herbal medicines would not die out and always would remain effective in wiping out the diseases from our life.
6. If the peace for the Plants exists, the plants always would live a normal life. The Plants would give us plenty of useful products and the greenery to enrich our life.
7. If the peace for the Gods/Goddesses/Deities exists, the world shall be ridden of the harmful bad astral entities and the negative energy around because then the Gods/Goddesses/Deiies would be able to focus their whole energy in fighting out these aforesaid evil forces.
8. If the peace for the Brhma [Absolute] exists, it would still be more beneficial for the whole world.
9. If the peace for Everyone in this world exists, there would be no humans-induced conflicts, skirmishes, battles, wars, killings, lootings or non-human calamities like earthquake, etc.
10. If the peace for the concept of ‘the Peace’ exists, this concept of the Peace always shall remain the prime in our life and the world. This would ensure that each and every particle or bit of the energy emitted the peace only in the world.
[C].THE CONCLUSION:
Dear Readers, you are requested earnestly to display the above-mentioned Peace-Verse in your Drawing Room, Dining Hall, Kitchen, Study Room, Bed Room, Halls, Classrooms, Conference-rooms, Office and public places prominently. Yours this big noble gesture may help usher in the positive vibrations for the Peace on this beautiful planet earth and in rest of the world around…!‘THE PEACE-FOR-ALL-PRAYER’ – THE YAJURVAEDA VERSE
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Is the human-Guruu really the Brhmaa, Veshhnnu and Mahaesha?
[A].THE INTRODUCTION:
The human-teacher or the spiritual-Guruu in India is considered to be as possessing the powers of the holy trinity of Brhmaa, Veshhnnu and Mahaesha and as such accorded a very high respect. But, do the modern day spiritual-Guruus deserve being accorded such high unqualified respect? Also, these spiritual-Guruus are hailed as the one who lead the spiritual-followers to the Almighty.
[B].THE DISCUSSION:
(1). The Sanaatana spiritual way of life in India places considerable emphasis on the worship of the holy trinity of Brhmaa, Veshhnnu and Mahaesha who symbolize the extra-ordinary super-natural powers of the Creation, Sustenance and Destruction respectively in the cycle of the Creation.
According to the Indian mythology, Brhmaa creates the universe, then Veshhnnu sustains the balance to run the universe efficiently including reincarnating himself in terms of Avataaras several times to free the humanity from the clutches of the devils and finally, the Lord Mahaesha destroys the whole creation. Thereafter starts a period of lull after which the cycle of the Creation starts again. This process continues endlessly.
The following verse is often quoted to accord the super-natural status to any human-teacher in India:
The Verse:
“GuruuRaBrahma GuruuRaVeshhnnu GuruuRaDaevo Mahaeshwaraha I
Guruu Saakshaata Parama-Brhma Tasmaee ShreeGuruuwae Namaha II”
The meaning of the above verse is as follows: “Salutations to that Guruu who is the Creator, the Sustainer and the Destroyer and the one who is the Real Absolute [limitless, Paramaa Tattva]”
The big questions that we must ask ourselves about the modern day human-teacher or the spiritual-Guruu are:
1. Can this Guruu like Brhmaa create new things like new planets, stars and galaxy, etcetra?
2. Can this Guruu like the Lord Veshhnnu help maintain and sustain this creation or help the human population by producing millions of tonnes of food-grains to feed the vast human population by using the super-natural powers?
3. Can this Guruu move continents, planets, asteroids and like Mahaesha destroy the harmful meteors or asteroids coming near our planet Earth? Can this Guruu destroy the ailments, diseases and sufferings of the followers following this Guruu?
Well, you will find that none of our modern day spiritual-Guruus can give give answers to the above-mentioned questions in affirmative. Thus, it is fully clear that none of these spiritual-Guruus deserves to be called Brhmaa, Veshhnnu and Mahaesha!
(2).The Following verse composed by Kabeera often is quoted as a matter of routine to eulogize the human-teacher or the spiritual-Guruu :
"Guruu Govenda Douu khadae kaakae laagae paaon,
Guruu balehaaree aapnae deyo Govenda bataaya"
Let me interpret this verse by Kabeera as per the view of the traditionalists as follows:
1. Let us assume the Guruu to be the human-Guruu and Govenda to be the Absolute/Almighty.
2. Notice the words "deyo Govenda bataaya". ‘Deyo’ means ‘done’, Govenda means the ‘Almighty’, ‘Bataaya’ means ‘told/got/showed’.
3. The meaning now has to be like this: “I would bow before my human-guruu if I were to see the human-Guruu and Almighty standing before me because the human-Guruu has showed [deyo bataaya] me the Govenda.”
Now, let you be honest to your own self and ask how many human-Guruus are there around who have shown you the Almighty [in other words, have helped you have the instant Brhma-darshana/Self-realisation or meet instantly the Almighty]?
At best, such human-Guruus tend to instruct their followers to follow certain rituals or instructions only like doing the Naama- Japa, etc. leaving it to the disciple whether the disciple is able to have self-realisation or not!
Everyone seems to be quoting this verse without really understanding its spirit and the true interpretation as given here. The result is that millions of spiritual seekers are blindly following the so-called human-Guruus without getting even a glimpse of that Almighty[Govenda] despite long years of following their respective human-Guruus.
[C].THE CONCLUSION:
NOW, THE BIG CONFUSING QUESTION ARISES:
Who is the ‘GURUU’ that is being talked about in the above-mentioned two verses if it were not the human-teacher or the spiritual-Guruu?
THE ANSWER:
It is the Almighty, the Absolute, the Paramaa Tattva or the Supreme-Consciousness that has been indicated by the word ‘GURUU’ in these two verses.
It has to be added here most humbly that the human-Guruu seems to b eulogized so profusely by referring to the above-explained two verses simply out of a sense of deep respect displayed by the disciple towards the human-Guruu in the sense that any true human-Guruu can create ideal conditions for the disciple’s spiritual progress, sustain these ideal conditions through various means and destroy all the impediments standing in the path of the disciple’s spiritual progress.
THEN, SHOULD WE HAVE NO RESPECT FOR HUMAN-TEACHERS?
No, we should show no disrespect to the true, humble, noble and real humans who act as our teachers to guide us on the path of the spirituality. We always must remain humble and courteous before our true human teachers. We always must show our sincere respect and gratitude to the true human-teachers because they facilitate and guide our spiritual progress in numerous known and unknown ways.Is the human-Guruu really the Brhmaa, Veshhnnu and Mahaesha?
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Is the Lord Sheva/Shiv the only ABSOLUTE [true BRHMA] as is being claimed by the devout devotees of the Lord Sheva/Shiv?
[1].The Introduction:
Many spiritual-seekers think that the Lord Sheva/Shiv is the only true BRHMA [ABSOLUTE]. But, is it really true?
[2].The Discussion:
As regards the Lord Shiva being the only true BRHMA, well our experiences tell us a different story. I remember having once initiated a well-educated well-cultured bhadralok-kind professional Bengali middle-aged couple in Pune, a few years back, into the Satyaa Paramaa Tattva Jyotee Bhakte Yoga.
They were seated with me and the process followed [the details of which cannot be divulged here because the FAKE SAINTS/FAKE YOGEEs around may misuse the information to fool the gullible innocent public]. Like many devout worshipper of the Lord Sheva/Shiv, the couple was fully sure of the Lord Sheva/Shiv being the only true BRHMA. During the process, they had the true glimpses of the Lord Sheva/shiv and did not wish to go beyond him. But, when they went beyond the Lord Sheva/Shiv, they found there was no Lord Sheva/Shiv!
...It was only the Swayama Brhma stage…There were no two..There was no duality of 'the perceiver' and 'the perceived'...It was just the ABSOLUTE PARAMAA TATTVA in its manifestationless form full of light! After that novel true spiritual experience, the Bengali couple changed their view about the Lord Sheva/Shiv and realised that it is just the PARAMAA TATTVA only that is the real/final ABSOLUTE TRUTH…call it by whatever name you may like to call it!
True "then is left a pure AATMA without AHMA" in the stage of the Swayama Brhma, In this state, the AATMA TATTVA is definitely without any AHMA [human unreasonable ego that is seen in this world].
I carried out a sufficient number of spiritual experiments on numerous purified spiritual-seekers to satisfy my own self, since I believe firmly that my own single experience could not have validated the truth of this phenomenon.
As I have often said, there can be no real substitute to your own individual experience as a Saadhaka. You have to experience it yourself, first.
When one says that there is no need to worship the GODDESSES/GODS after the self-realisation then it means that one can directly contemplate on the ABSOLUTE manifestationless PARAMA/PARAMAA TATTVA. It does not mean that you as a Saadhaka need give up the respect for the GODDESSES/GODS if you love respecting them.
It's just like that after having passed the Matriculation, you join a degree college for a higher degree. So, naturally you'll have to pay the attention to your present college lecturers/professors rather than to your past school teachers.
[3].The Conclusion:
Therefore, with all humility and full respect for the strongly personally-held belief by the devotees of the Lord Sheva/Shiv, I wish to conclude by saying that the true BRHMA is formless/manifestationless only! As regards carrying on discussions, one can go on debating for aeons if one has oneself not had true spiritual experiences, with neither party acceding to the correct perception. So, I would like to round off this discussion by saying that you as a spiritual-seeker go by your own experience. Don't believe in me, scriptures or anyone else if your own spiritual experience does not tally with our experiences!Is the Lord Sheva/Shiv the only ABSOLUTE [true BRHMA] as is being claimed by the... more
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The Hypothetical Example:
Let us assume that a young lady Sussan wished to follow the spiritual path and was looking for a guide. If she were to be non-judgmental in the beginning itself, she might well land in the wrong hands of the wrong/fake spiritual masters. The best option would be to know about different spiritual masters. So, she contacted some of her friends to guide her suitably.
One friend suggested to her a certain famous TV-Star -Yoga-Guru having millions of followers world-wide. Her friend advised her not to make any judgments and surrender to this recommended Yoga-Guru. However, Sussan first of all decided to recollect all that she knew and collected further information on him.
She recalled that this swami ji Baabaa Chaalak "Baam Dev" had run away to the Himalayas from his home in childhood leaving behind his parents. She remembered that this Yoga-Guru had in the year 2005-2006 said in a TV interview that this Yoga-Guru would not get his Yoga-Programme/cultural-revolution be sent to the cremation ground by joining politics and as such he would not join the national politics.
But, he later, on becoming famous, started a political party/group called "Maashtra-Abhemaan", intending to nominate his candidates from all 545 parliamentary constituencies in a forthcoming parliamentary election.
Also, she learnt that he merrily went on inaugurating stadiums/programmes controlled/facilitated by anti-social elements/corrupt political leaders, he attended marriage ceremony of a child of one politician who had misutilized illegally the state machinery, by virtue of being the Chief Minister of the state, for managing the marriage of his child, he was charging rupees 500/50 from people for attending his Yoga-Camps and claiming to be a selfless saffron-clad true mahatma/saint/Yogareshe!
Sussan made judgments about this Yoga-Guru. She reasoned - Such a person could not be a role-model for her children and such a person could not be a real/genuine mahatma/saint and so isn't worth following!
Another friend suggested - why not follow this man teaching the art of living? She found that this man called "Shree Shree Kave Ghanachankara" fell short of the standards, too. This man taught others the art of living. Sussan collected information on this Swami Ji.
She found that once, an arrow from out of nowhere hit one of the disciples of this Swami ji. Swami Ji forgot all about the art of living and angrily blamed the local police for negligence in protecting him. He further claimed the arrow to have been an attempt by terrorists to kill this Swami Ji.
Later, the police found that a tribal had shot an arrow to kill a bird and that this particular arrow only had overshot and hit Swami Ji's disciple. She made a judgment - how can this Swami Ji be a true spiritual guide when he himself could not practice what he himself taught to others?
So, Sussan trekked all the way to the Himalayas. There she met an advanced pious Yogi. She made judgments about him, too. She found that he was self-less, pious, honest and possessing the spotless sterling character. He possessed supernatural powers, was humble, didn't ask for any money. She judged that he was competent enough to be her Guru.
So, she requested him to initiate her on the spiritual path. He initiated her in the Kreya-Yoga, gave her some supernatural powers, blessed her and asked her to go back to the world, to her family, her responsibilities and continue with her journey.
Sussan came back to her home, to her family, to her loving husband. She continued practising the Kreya-Yoga. She had now surrendered totally to his Himalayan Guru. Not for once, did she let any doubt about him crop up in her mind. She remained non-judgmental, fully focused and achieved the spiritual salvation when the correct time came.
The conclusion:
Thus, it is crystal-clear that we must be judgmentally non-judgmental instead of being merely non-judgmental. So, it would be correct to say - "Be judgmentally non-judgmental" rather than say - "Be non-judgmental.The Hypothetical Example:
Let us assume that a young lady Sussan wished to follow... more
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1. The Parama/Paramaa Tattva [The Absolute] manifests itself in many forms some of which are in the form of Gods/Goddesses or whatever the seeker would like to imagine it to be.
2. It would be wrong to say that the worshipping of the goddess/god doesn't lead to the Parama/Paramaa Tattva. In Shreemaaddaeveebhaagawata [code number 1133,Year 2009, 19th Hindi language edition, ISBN 81-293-0070-2] Daevee asks the seeker to give up in final stages the worship of her external form [in the form of a goddess] and instead concentrate on her upaadhee-shuunya [devoid of any form] divine light aspect to experience the Parama/Paramaa Tattva.
3. For example, she says on page number 572, ibid,”…till the time such as, one does not get the Authority/Competence [becomes fit] to do the internal worship, one must do the external worship [worship of the Divine Mother/Absolute as a Goddess]. On becoming fit for the internal worship, one must get into internal worship leaving the external worship; because my external worship merges into the GYAANA after some time. UPAADHEESHUNYAA [devoid of any designation/form, that is the ABSOLUTE light] GYAANA is the only my PARAMA [ABSOLUTE] RUUPA [EXISTENCE].”
4. “So, one must put one's groundless [without having any foothold] CHETTA into my GYAANAMAYA RUUPA. The world other than this GYAANAMAYA RUUPA, is totally false. So, to stop/still the activity of life and death, concentrate on me fully focused. I am the SARVASAAKSHENNEE [observer of all] and the AATMASWAROOPENNEE [in the form of the self or the ABSOLUTE]. One must remember me with a CHETTA full of DHYAANAYOGA."
5. It would be better if you read the original Hindi language pages because sometimes despite all best efforts of any translator, there always is a chance of missing out on finer nuances.
6. As regards the real GURUU-TATTVA, I would like you to read the small booklet titled "Sachcha Guru Kaun?" in the Hindi language published by the Gita Press Gorakhpur. It costs just Indian rupees 2 only. This booklet is enough to put to rest one's doubts about as to what the real GURUU-TATTVA is..! The reading of this small booklet shall let you understand that it is not at all necessary to have a human as a GURUU. "The ABSOLUTE" is the "real" GURUU-TATTVA." The ABSOLUTE" can manifest itself in any form to guide the true/genuine spiritual seeker.
7. Read about this booklet by clicking on http://www.gitapress.org/search_result.asp , then 'search & order’, then on 'search books', then on 'book code', fill up the code number '440', then click on the 'Start the Search’. The description says, "Craving for attaining knowledge is (the) mother of divine knowledge. Thus divine knowledge is (the) real preceptor (Guruu) This philosophical thinking has been described in this book by Swami Ramsukhdas, at the sometime he has warned people to refrain from (the) so-called worthless teachers."
8. Let us be logical and practical. The author of the instant article can quote ancient Indian spiritual text 'Yogavaseshtha' in support of the premise that a HUMAN-GURUU isn't a necessity to get salvation. Now, someone else may quote from some other source trying to prove the necessity of the presence of a HUMAN-GURUU. Which of the ancient texts or the reading-materials to be believed in and which ones to be thrown out of the window?
9. The irrefutable factual fact is that this only means that in the past, the great enlightened souls had achieved the spiritual salvation through different approaches. Hence, it isn't necessary to have a HUMAN-GURUU." The ABSOLUTE" is the PARAMA/PARAMAA TATTVA and the GURUU-TATTVA...!
10. That’s why it seems that the Guuruu Govenda Singh Jee, the tenth Guuruu of the Sekhs had declared that henceforth the holy book ‘ SHREE GURUUGRNTHA SAAHEBA’ shall be the only GURUU to be followed by the followers of the Sekhism! That’s why it seems the only Allah is followed as the supreme entity and any individual Muslim can act as the Guide, Maulavee or Guruu to lead the Muslim-gathering at the time of Namaaza.
11. Actually, it becomes tricky. If you talk only in terms of your own individual experiences, people start asking you to give the proof from scriptures and also, quoting of your own individual experiences, to some critics, looks like indulging into self-praise! If you quote only the scriptures, people ask you whether you yourself have had personal experiences or not! So, the author of the instant article has talked here both in the light of the ancient Indian Spiritual texts as well as his own individual experiences. But, sorry, the author of the instant article cannot and would not like to share with anyone some of his own personal experiences in this regard.
12. Anyhow, the author of the instant article has no issues personally if some spiritual seeker wishes to follow some HUMAN as a GURUU. Ultimately, it's individual seeker's way of thinking, liking, inclinations, experiences, past-sansakaaras [attitudes/psychic impressions] that partly determine whether to go in for a HUMAN as a GURUU or not.1. The Parama/Paramaa Tattva [The Absolute] manifests itself in many forms some of... more
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