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Different Words, Different Names
Our names and labels are just temporary handles on reality.
In 1964, Richard Feynman told his physics class at Caltech, "you can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing about the bird."
His words pointed to the heart of humanity's oldest quest. Our attempt to name the unnameable force behind existence itself. God, Allah, Brahman, the Absolute, the Universe, Pure Energy, the Lord, Father, Krishna, Tao, Creator, Great Spirit, the Divine, the All, the Supreme Being, etc. We have given it countless names across cultures and millennia, but have these names brought us any closer to understanding?
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