Passage 10

In English

In the it has been said that is identical with or sound. The aspect of should not be regarded by us as something separate from what we see in the world. or sound itself is the basis of all things and this sound gives rise to the word. Such words connote what we see around us. This will have association with eight different aspects of life. They are or the aspect which relates to sound, - that which relates to moving and non-moving, - the aspect of effulgence, - that which relates to speech, - that which relates to eternal bliss, - that which relates to this world and the other world, - that which relates to illusion, and - that which relates to prosperity. All that is filled with sound, with movement, with brightness, with speech, with , with prosperity, and so on will be called . Latent in these important Sanskrit words is some very significant meaning. We know that a big tree is latent in a tiny seed. Similarly these small Sanskrit words look ordinary; but when we go deep into their meaning, we realise that each one of these words contains important and significant inner meaning.