How does Chapter 37 explain the relationship between Brahman, ignorance, and the cycle of rebirth?

📖 Chapter 37

Chapter 37 provides a profound explanation, stating that the same divine principle, Brahman, pervades everything from the creator down to the smallest blade of grass. However, when this principle is combined with worldly adjuncts (upadhis), a soul deluded by ignorance fails to recognize it. This ignorance leads to the perception of difference, where one thinks, "Parabrahman is different from me." The text clarifies that anyone holding this knowledge of difference is perpetually subject to death. This delusion is the root cause of the eternal cycle of worldly existence (Samsara), where birth follows death and rebirth follows birth.


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