What Brahman is cannot be described. All things in the world – the Vedas, the Puranas, the Tantras, the six systems of philosophy – have been defiled, like food that has been touched by the tongue, for they have been read or uttered by the tongue. Only one thing has not been defiled in this way, and that is Brahman. No one has ever been able to say what Brahman is.Ramakrishna
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When we try to describe something, we often use words that are not the right words. We may think we know what we mean but we can’t really explain it. If someone asks you to describe Brahman and you say, “It cannot be described; it is an indescribable entity,” that would be the perfect description.
Source: Sayings Of Sri Ramakrishna
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