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Yoga / Hindu : Shaivite (Shiva) 10th Century	About Devara Dasimayya Timeline (10th Century)
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Original Language Kannada	To the utterly at-one with Siva
Commentary by Ivan M. Granger Themes   Dawn   Moon         Recommended Books Speaking of Siva, by A K Ramanujan	To the utterly at-one with Siva there's no dawn, no new moon, no noonday, nor equinoxes, nor sunsets, nor full moons; his front yard is the true Benares, O Ramanatha.     -- from Speaking of Siva, by A K Ramanujan Amazon.com
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

Time and the phenomenal experiences that move through time are seen as glimmerings on the surface of the immense, still sea of the Eternal. Days and seasons, action and reaction exist only for the unsettled ego-self. For the the true Self, which is "utterly at-one with Siva," there is only Siva, there is only the Eternal. Dawn and sunset, new moon and full moon, time and motion, all of these are simply Siva's ornaments.

This is another way of saying there is no separation in Reality. The new moon pours into the full moon, the glow of dawn naturally builds to noon's blaze and fills the sunset with its sleepy glory. They are not separate objects or events, but a single continuity witnessed from different perspectives. They are one, shifting glimmerings upon the surface of the Eternal.

Truly realizing this, you recognize that wherever you are is the holiest place in the universe. There is no fundamental difference or distance between the ground under your feet and the most sacred pilgrimage spot. They are the same. Your "front yard / is the true Benares," or Jerusalem, Rome, Mecca...

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