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Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

Beyond Categories · Some Truths Defy Boxes

ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते । अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते ॥

jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad ucyate

Meaning

"I shall now explain that which is to be known, by knowing which one attains immortality — the beginningless Supreme Brahman, said to be neither existent nor non-existent."

Explanation

Some truths sit beyond our usual categories of yes and no, existing and not existing — and that's alright. Not every mystery needs to fit into a neat box to still be real and worth pursuing.

Today's Life Lesson

If something today doesn't fit into a neat category, let it be — not everything true needs a simple label.

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