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Silence Speaks
cast off the coverings one by one. But since jiva possesses motion, it is cognizant of the creator too, i.e. of Brahman. Thus the word jiva carries with it the sense of motion and of thinking as well. The two things are parallel in the being of jiva. Thus the function of both Brahman and jiva is almost the same, with only this difference that Brahman covers the entire universe, while jiva is confined only to the narrow sphere of self. In this respect Brahman too may be said to have its own bondage just as an individual jiva has, with the difference perhaps that the bondage of jiva is thicker and grosser in comparison to that of Brahman. They both have limitations. This is about the exact conception of Brahman.
Now the presence of motion and vibration in our being establishes our relationship with Brahman but subsequently that very thing turns into entanglement for us. Our final destination is there where neither air nor light has any access. It is a perfectly lightless place without any motion or activity. People clamour so much about light which, as I have stated, is only a passing phase in the
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