Thursday, May 1, 2008

First Page - Introduction

The Rig Veda proclaims at the very commencement:
'ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti'
There is only one Being; sages describe it in different ways.
Swami Krishnananda observes:
"All the variety[...] is a glorious facet or expression of the Supreme Being who is designated in the very commencement of the Rig Veda as'Ekam Sat'-the One Being, without associating the Being with any cult, creed and religious faith. [...] Ekam Sat-The One Being, One Reality, One Substance, One Existence -that the sages recognise and designate as the manifold. In various ways, they sing of the glories of this One Mighty Being." http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/fest/fest_05.html
"The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me, is the deepest root of all evil that is in the world." - Max Born
"Say not, I have found the truth; but rather, I have found a truth." -- Kahlil Gibran

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