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The Vedic metaphor of Indra’s Net
I am reminded of the Jewel Net of Indra, particularly as it is interpreted in the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism,
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Just as a jewel within the net of Indra reflects the entire interconnected net, so too any point upon which the mind rests is seen as a reflection of all of the body, all of the mind, all of creation.
Richard Freeman • The Mirror of Yoga: Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind
The profound interrelatedness suggested by the story of Indra’s net, though currently only an analogy to contemporary scientific theory, may one day turn out to be scientific fact. And that possibility, in turn, transforms the whole idea of cultivating compassion from a nice idea into a matter of life-shaking proportions. Just by changing your pers
... See moreYongey Mingyur Rinpoche • The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
Each facet of the jewel serves to counter and build up all others, even if not intentional or directed to be.
It is just the nature of interconnectedness - all affects all.
In dogmatic groups, you'll see facets try to claim being the whole jewel. They are still but facets.
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There is one notable pattern with this infinite web of connected dots: division and reunion. From the top down, the Universe is a whole that is divided into infinite creative parts. This is the engine that runs the relative world. The Universe is absolute, ideas are relative.
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
the great system of Vedic knowledge which states that all the universe is One Self and that the key to cosmic knowledge lies within our own minds and hearts.
Dr. David Frawley • Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization
Each part is vital, and in one way or another there is instant communication between the smallest and the largest, the cobweb and the spider, the man, the entity, and the star — and each spins its own web of probabilities from which other universes continually spring.