The unconditioned Brahman part 2

30th June 2020

Page 15 on the first sentences of each paragraph he says the following

“…The unconditioned Brahman is free from the limiting adjuncts of space, time and causation

… The timelessness of the Unconditioned Brahman is indicated by the statement that it is free from the limitations of past, present and future

 … Brahman is independent of causation… Brahman is unknown and unknowable”. page 15.

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