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Illusion

CHAPTER II ILLUSION (Vaitathya) The Lord (Ātman), with his mind turned outward, variously imagines the diverse objects (such as sound, etc.), which are already in his mind (in the form of Vāsanas or Sankalpas or desires). The Ātman again (with … Continue reading

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Wall Paintings

The Gandharva’s air-castle, Maya, a hair-circle, and a fata morgana, they’re non-entities yet they appear as if they were entities; the nature of an objective existence is thus to be regarded. Yet another reinforcement of the Lanka’s favorite metaphors of … Continue reading

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