Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Infinity...

One of my favorite hymns is the following because I simply love the sound of it as well as its profound meaning:

Aum Poornamadah Poornamidam Poornaat Poornamudachyate;
Poornasya Poornamaadaaya Poornamevaavashisyate


It can be loosely translated as:

What is Whole (Infinite) - This is Whole (Infinite) - What has come out of the Whole (Infinite) is also Whole (Infinite); When the Whole (Infinite) is taken out of the Whole (Infinite), the Whole (Infinite) still remains Whole (Infinite).

One may think its a mathematical definition for infinity!:) . I found this interesting blog that compares this hymn with elements of Taoism. Other entries on the blog (esp. comments by kichami on the above article) are worth checking out.

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