The Essence of Vedanta by Brian Hodgkinson

Author:Brian Hodgkinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-84858-409-9
Publisher: Arcturus Digital Limited
Published: 2011-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Though creation myths, such as the emergence of the universe from a golden egg or from a sacrificial horse, are present in Vedantic literature, the Upanishads themselves give short shrift to such imaginative devices, and typically refer instead to the universal self, Brahman, and the concept of existence. Even so there are a variety of ways in which creation is related to these fundamentals. The Aitareya Upanishad, for example, retains a touch of poetic humour.

In the beginning this was but the Self alone. There was nothing else whatsoever that winked. He thought, "Let Me create the worlds." '

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