Doctrine Of Karma

Author(s): Abhedananda Swami
Publisher: Ramkrishna Vedanta Math

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APPENDIX A
DELUSION
If all that we see and sense are delusions, what is the Truth? We have to understand the meaning of the word delusiona Delusion does not mean ‘non-existence. It means relative reality, that is, it exists for the time being, and has no permanent existence. Very few people know the meaning of delusion. They think that it is just like the mirage. You cannot realize that as a mirage so long as you are in it. I should say it is more like a dream. Dreams are real so long as we are dreaming, but when we wake up they become unreal./ If all these things that we are doing be transitory, that is, exist for the time being, and we consider them as real, it is the same thing as if we are dreaming. But there is an awakening
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