Kagga 94
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
kELiyum mAyeyadu; nrutyagati baritorkemUlamam kanDange sambhrantiyEnu?ALadali nirlipta mEle niyatikliptalIlApriyam brahma -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The all-pervading energy that courses through this Universe influencing its evolution is at the root of the real Truth
To a half-learned man, it may appear that there is an order & structure to how the various beings in the Universe interact with each other, how they think, how these thoughts influence their actions
However, it is only when the blurred lenses of man are completely cleaned up, he is able to penetrate this illusion of structure & order...and realise that it is the unseen; yet omnipresent energy influences the thoughts & actions
Mankutimma, only upon deep introspection, it will become evident that this energy & the Creator are one and the same...and it is only this energy; in other words the Creator that is truly detached & liberated...everything else in this Universe -- thoughts, emotions, actions are only a manifestation of this energy.
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