The earth, the water, the fire, the air, and the void -- these indeed are the five principles by which the entire universe is pervaded.
Abhinavagupta, as quoted by Diana L. Eck in India: a Sacred Geography
A commonplace book: an old-fashioned literary diary for recording interesting items from reading you've done. I use mine to record snippets from reading, conversation and life in general. (The early 2003 entries are from a period some years ago -- before the blog age -- when I tried an online commonplace book as a straight web page.)
Showing posts with label Shiva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shiva. Show all posts
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Shiva, they say, is twofold…. utterly transcendent and … “without parts”.… the source and essence of all…. But Shiva is also “with parts” [and] shows himself visibly in many forms…. The divine expands, evolving as if from seed, and stretching into the immense, indeed infinite reality of the cosmos, which lives and breathes.
From India: A Sacred Geography (Ch 5) by Diana L. Eck
From India: A Sacred Geography (Ch 5) by Diana L. Eck
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