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Reality at Dawn - Realization
by a complete circle from the outermost circumference to the innermost centre or zero. Now, the innermost centre or zero of a man’s existence and that of God’s manifestation is really the same. Realization of God means the same as the realization of Self and vice versa. The entire universe came into existence from the same point, the zero, through the process of evolution. Similarly, man’s existence too developed from the same point.
Before the time of creation the only thing in existence was the root cause and the whole universe as we see it today was merged in it in the subtlest form, everything losing its individual identity. Now, the centre, like the tiny seed of the tree, included within itself the whole of the universe in the subtlest form. It was thus the extremely abridged form of the same expanded manifestation as we see today. Thus the centre, the latent motions and the entire creation in the subtlest form all combined together as one unit, led to be the cause of creation when time came. At the time of creation everything began to assume a form of existence. Man also assumed his individual existence. The consciousness of individuality was the first covering in the composition of the man. Further additions continued one after the other. Egoism began to develop and ultimately assumed a grosser form. The working of mind, senses and faculties began to contribute their share towards grossness. Actions of the body and mind led to the formation of Samskaras. Finally, now the man exists in the grossest form, consisting of the outer gross body
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