Indian Philosophy v2.c26.s17.53

v2.c26.s17.53

² “One and the same thing cannot in itself be affected by differences such as form, etc., and not be affected by them, for this is a contradiction. . . And by being connected with limitations a thing of one kind cannot assume another nature; for when rock crystal is transparent it does not become opaque by being connected with limitations such as red colour and the like; on the contrary, it is a misconception (bhrama) that opaqueness permeates it. . . Whatever character is assumed, Brahman must be regarded as unchangeably free from all differences and not the reverse” (D.S.V., pp. 102-3).