These two: one universe.
In unity there is little to behold;
So She, the mother of abundance,
Brought forth the world as play.
He takes the role of Witness
out of love of watching Her.
But when Her appearance is withdrawn,
The role of Witness is abandoned as well.
Through Her, He assumes the form of the universe;
Without Her, He is left naked.
If night and day were to approach the Sun,
Both would disappear.
In the same way, their duality would vanish
If their essential Unity were seen.
In fact, the duality of Shiva and Shakti
Cannot exist in that primal unitive state
From which AUM emanates.
They are like a stream of Knowledge
From which a knower cannot drink
Unless he gives up himself.
(From Amrutanubhava of Jnyaneshwar)
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