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Chapter 11 · Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga

Beyond Comparison · Something Worth Awe

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता । यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥

divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ

Meaning

"If a thousand suns were to rise together in the sky, their light might resemble the splendor of that great cosmic form."

Explanation

Whatever grandeur you can imagine, the truth being described here is asking you to reach even further. Some things are simply beyond comparison, and that's part of what makes them worth pausing before.

Today's Life Lesson

Let yourself feel a moment of genuine awe today at something vast — it's good for the soul to feel small before something great.

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