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'''Lila''' [Sanskrit]: cosmic play; the perception of creation as a divine drama, undertaken by God for the sheer joy of it. | '''Lila''' [Sanskrit]: cosmic play; the perception of creation as a divine drama, undertaken by God for the sheer joy of it. | ||
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[[Brahma]]-[[Vishnu]]-[[Shiva]] say: | [[Brahma]]-[[Vishnu]]-[[Shiva]] say: | ||
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Because thou hast rejected love from above, that love does come upon you as hardship, as [[karma]], as the play, the ''lila'', of the Mother, as the [[maya]] that you must pass through until you are literally exhausted, scratched and scarred, bowed down from passing through the astral marshes. | Because thou hast rejected love from above, that love does come upon you as hardship, as [[karma]], as the play, the ''lila'', of the Mother, as the [[maya]] that you must pass through until you are literally exhausted, scratched and scarred, bowed down from passing through the astral marshes. | ||
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Yes, beloved, I shall woo you through the dark hours in an attempt to wean you from the glamour of Darkness. And it is a glamour, beloved, of the flesh and of the [[astral body]]. Seek not the vanity of this world but seek to offer thy soul as the acceptable offering. | Yes, beloved, I shall woo you through the dark hours in an attempt to wean you from the glamour of Darkness. And it is a glamour, beloved, of the flesh and of the [[astral body]]. Seek not the vanity of this world but seek to offer thy soul as the acceptable offering. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == <!--T:5--> | ||
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[[Maya]] | [[Maya]] | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == <!--T:7--> | ||
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Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, “The Garment of the Lord,” {{POWref|34|43|, September 8, 1991}} | Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, “The Garment of the Lord,” {{POWref|34|43|, September 8, 1991}} | ||
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