Kagga 83

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

Kagga 83 in the original Kannada script

Transliteration

mAnasava chinteviDidandOrvaneraDAgitAnadAroLo vAdisuvanante bAyindEnano nuDiyutta kaisannegaiyuvanubhAnavondaroLeraDu -- MANKUTIMMA

Interpretation

The Creator has created a dichotomy in this Universe where illusion & reality co-exist at all levels

This is similar to a man with intense worries -- he tends to speak to himself in such times...in his mind, he is speaking to another person -- however, he is speaking to himself

To an external observer, there is only one person; however, only the body is singular; the thought processes are dual

So which of these is the illusion and which is reality? Does the duality have to exist in body for us to recognise it?

Mankutimma, similarly in this Universe, the Creator is not only the cause for genesis of the myriad beings here; but He is also present in each being -- in fact they are inseparable...to an external observer it seems that they are different physical bodies; but isnt that an illusion? For the reality is that the Creator & His Creation are one & the same.

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