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The Rig Veda proclaims at
the very commencement:
ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti
'There is only one Being; sages describe it in many 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."
"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 |