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  2. Tamas (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    ' darkness ') is one of the three guṇas (tendencies, qualities, attributes), a philosophical and psychological concept developed by the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. [1] The other two qualities are rajas (passion and activity) and sattva (purity, goodness). Tamas is the quality of inertia, inactivity, dullness, or lethargy.

  3. Pavamana Mantra - Wikipedia

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    From darkness lead me to light, From death lead me to immortality. Patrick Olivelle offers a slightly different translation: [5] From the unreal lead me to the real! From the darkness lead me to the light! From death lead me to immortality! The more common modern translation differs slightly in the translation of the first line [citation needed]:

  4. Nasadiya Sukta - Wikipedia

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    3. At first there was only darkness wrapped in darkness. All this was only unillumined cosmic water. That One which came to be, enclosed in nothing, arose at last, born of the power of knowledge. 4. In the beginning desire descended on it - that was the primal seed, born of the mind. The sages who have searched their hearts with wisdom

  5. Krishna Baldev Vaid - Wikipedia

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    Krishna Baldev Vaid (Hindi: कृष्ण बलदेव वैद) (27 July 1927 – 6 February 2020) was an Indian Hindi fiction writer and playwright, noted for his experimental and iconoclastic narrative style.

  6. List of books banned in India - Wikipedia

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    The Gujarati translation of Hind Swaraj was banned by the British authorities on its publication in India. [1] 1924 Rangila Rasul: Pandit M. A. Chamupati or Krishan Prashaad Prataab [2] In May 1924, this Urdu booklet was published in Lahore. The booklet purportedly described Prophet Muhammad's relationship with women. [2] 1934 Hindu Heaven: Max ...

  7. Kali the Mother (poem) - Wikipedia

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    It is darkness vibrant, sonant. In the roaring, whirling wind Are the souls of a million lunatics Just loose from the prison-house, Wrenching trees by the roots, Sweeping all from the path... The sea has joined the fray, And swirls up mountain-waves, To reach the pitchy sky. The flash of lurid light

  8. Darkness - Wikipedia

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    Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue -sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are inactive when light levels are insufficient, in the range of visual perception referred to as scotopic ...

  9. Waheguru - Wikipedia

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    Waheguru (Punjabi: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, romanized: vāhigurū [note 1], pronunciation: [ʋaːɦɪɡuɾuː], literally meaning "Wow Guru", [1] figuratively translated to mean "Wonderful God" or "Wonderful Lord" [2] [3]) is a term used in Sikhism to refer to God as described in Guru Granth Sahib.