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Govinda (Gōviṃda, Gopāla, Govind, Gopal)(Sanskrit: गोविंद) is name of [[Vishnu]]/[[Krishna]] and is used to reference the [[Supportive]] and [[Protective]] [[Aspects of Consciousness]]. It may be used to refer to [[Vishnu]] as an adult cowherd and protector of cows )(remembering that cows are sacred in India). It may also be used to refer to the youthful [[Krishna]] as he dances and is most happy amongst the cows of earth.
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'''Govinda''' is a syncretic term for [[Consciousness]], specifically [[Undifferentiated Consciousness]],<ref>Sankaracharya. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and Other Writings of Sankaracharya. Translated by Charles Johnston. Kindle Edition. 1999: Theosophical University Press, 1946. https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/crest/crest-1.htm.</ref> and [[god with a little "g"]]
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"I BOW before Govinda, the objectless object of final success in the highest wisdom, who is supreme bliss and the true teacher." <ref>Sankaracharya. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and Other Writings of Sankaracharya. Translated by Charles Johnston. Kindle Edition. 1999: Theosophical University Press, 1946. https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/crest/crest-1.htm.</ref>


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Govinda is a syncretic term for Consciousness, specifically Undifferentiated Consciousness,[1] and god with a little "g"

Notes

"I BOW before Govinda, the objectless object of final success in the highest wisdom, who is supreme bliss and the true teacher." [2]

Further Reading

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sankaracharya. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and Other Writings of Sankaracharya. Translated by Charles Johnston. Kindle Edition. 1999: Theosophical University Press, 1946. https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/crest/crest-1.htm.
  2. ↑ Sankaracharya. The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom and Other Writings of Sankaracharya. Translated by Charles Johnston. Kindle Edition. 1999: Theosophical University Press, 1946. https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/crest/crest-1.htm.

Undifferentiated Consciousness[[Is a syncretic term God with a little "g"

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