Home ยป Spirituality ยป Kindly let me know the meanings of ‘being’ and ‘becoming’, and the difference between them๐
Being is the Divine as the Source, the Origin. Becoming is what He becomes through the manifestation, creation etc. Being is stable and static. Becoming is a constant ongoing process taking place through Nature. The idea is that it is the Divine as Being who is becoming all this just as a poet becomes different poetries through the act of expressing them each and yet continues to be the same poet.ย
Affectionately,
Alok Da
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