Kagga 61
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Transliteration
nakSHatramanDaladinacheyindondu danivakSHOguhantaradinondu daniyintIsakSHidvayavu ninnoLondugUDoDadEprEkSHe parabommanadu -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
During the course of our Life in this Universe, there are 2 key influences that govern why we behave the way we behave
There is the influence of multiple external factors that act on our senses as though this is the voices coming out from a faraway galaxy
On the other hand there is also the influence of a voice coming from deep within our heart that acts on our senses
Our senses with their limitations deem these voices to be conflicting in nature & we shape our thoughts & actions accordingly
Mankutimma, when our senses are sharpened & honed to an extent that they are able to not only perceive these voices; but also are able to recognise that they are not truly conflicting but mean really the same. When this conflicting duality is able to be converged into a unified thought process, that is when we will be able to recognise God & his eternal Truth
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