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Tattva

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Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva

Like the flower and the scent of summer,
Like the sun and the shine,
Well the truth may come in strange disguises
Send the message to your mind.

Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva

At the moment that you wake from sleeping
And you know it's all a dream,
Well the truth may come in strange disguises
Never knowing what it means.

Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva
Tattva, acintya bheda bheda Tattva

For you shall be tomorrow,
Like you have been today,
If this was never ending,
What more can you say?

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magicnudiesuit On Dec 13, 2001

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2001-12-13 23:07:31

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by kirotourmaline

20y ago

As far as I've found out (thanks be to search engines) "Acintya bheda bheda Tattva" means "Oneness, and at the same time, difference." Either very deep or meaningless, depending on your point of view.

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by avs2006

19y ago

Hmm. With my own research online, I took "acintya bheda bheda Tattva" to mean "inconceivable difference breaking apart reality" or that you can't understand the difference, because to understand it would shatter your reality, like the difference between a flower and the scent of summer, etc... Just my ramblings.

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by everton2

17y ago

What a song!!!! luv it

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