This was the only Lord of the universe… He said, “I will deliver this Word so that she will produce and bring into being all this world.”
Tandya Maha Brahmana
His Word Was With Him
Topic: Truth, Law, & Principle
This, [in the beginning] was the only Lord of the universe. His Word was with Him. This Word was His second. He contemplated. He said, “I will deliver this Word so that she will produce and bring into being all this world.”
Hinduism
Tandya Maha Brahmana
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture - a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 99 [Tandya Maha Brahmana 20.14.2]
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Tandya Maha Brahmana 20.14.2
‘This’ signifies the impersonal Absolute.
Divine Law, Eternal Truth, and Cosmic Principle
The Eternal Word, Truth, Wisdom, or Principle pre-existed the creation of the universe, and continues to function in guiding the creative process. The Word is all-pervasive, and operates through specific physical, moral, and spiritual laws. Some texts assert that Truth or Principle may be grasped by ordinary reason as the impersonal laws which govern the cosmos. Other passages describe the essence of Truth as that which is comprehended only in Christ, or in Buddha, or in the mind of the sage. It does not partake of anything evil or immoral, according to Confucianism, and hence is only accessible to the moral person. Analogously for Christians, the Word is manifested completely only in Christ, the perfect man. Finally, this spiritual Word, according to Buddhism, is hidden from surface phenomena and may be understood only when the external world is not grasped or discriminated. It is Mind-only, a theme that finds echoes in contemporary metaphysical movements such as Christian Science.