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Panchadashi Lesson - B0416: Summary of Universe and Illusion

Panchadashi
Module - B
Unit - B04
Lesson - B0416: Summary of the Universe and Illusion
By Raja Subramaniyan

Notes to the teacher:
The student should clearly understand the meaning of the word 'existence'. Is it a noun, adjective or verb?

Example: Any verb should describe an action of the noun.

'He walks' - Means he is doing an action of walking.

However, we are using the word 'exists' without understanding the meaning.

'He exists' - Does it mean he is doing an action of existing?

'Pot is destroyed'. In this sentence the word destroyed refers to the pot and not to the word IS.

Six features of Existence

1. Existence is not a part, product, property of objects.
2. Existence supports all the objects in the universe by lending existence.
3. Existence is an invisible, intangible and independent positive entity like space which is invisible and intangible still a positive entity according to science.
4. Existence is not an entity in the conventional sense. It is one without a second.
5. Existence is not limited to the boundaries of the universe.
6. Existence continues to exist, even when all the objects in the world are destroyed.

Existence is one of the three natures of ONE. (The other two natures are consciousness and joy)

Summary of this module:

1. Prior to the creation, only pure existence existed without any form.
2. The universe, which includes our body/mind complex, is just a form that is superimposed on the pure existence due to the power of illusion.
3. By wrongly giving more importance to the form (one of the attribute), our focus is shifted from the noun to the adjective.
4. By understanding this power of illusion we can realize the truth and see the ONE as the IS ness in everything around us. (We will see nothing but ONE around us)
5. Once we have this vision of ONE, we will live joyfully.

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