And the Thunder Said DA

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Prajapati, the Creator, had three kinds of offspring: gods, men, and demons. They lived with Prajapati as brahmacharins (celibate students) practicing austerities. At the end of their term, the gods requested him saying: Please instruct us, Sir. Prajapati uttered the syllable Da and he asked: Have you understood? The gods replied: Yes. You have said to us, control yourselves (Damyata). Prajapati responded: Yes, you have understood. Then men spoke to him: Please instruct us, Sir. Prajapati uttered the syllable Da and he asked: Have you understood? The men replied: We have. You have said give (Datta). Prajapati responded: Yes, you have understood. Then the demons spoke to him: Please instruct us, Sir. Prajapati uttered the syllable Da and he asked: Have you understood? The demons replied: Yes. You have said to us, be compassionate (Dayadhvam). Prajapati responded: Yes, you have understood. That very thing is repeated by the celestial voice in the form the thunder that speaks to us: Da, Da, Da which means, control yourselves, give, be merciful.In other words, writes Kara, the instruction to comprehending the ultimate mystery begins from an ethical injunction. He who is self-controlled, charitable, and merciful is given proximity to the gods. Ethics takes precedence over epistemology and ontology.

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