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Buddhism

sanatanadharma

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1. The reflecting water, the individual being...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 07:52 AM

Apr 2022

The reflecting water, the individual being, the self seen as water, be it a drop or a pool, reflects the sky (the all) accurately and clearly.
UNLESS, the water is turgid, murky, covered, rippled and disturbed.
Then the truth of the "sky" is not clearly seen and 'one' is confused, mucked-up.

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