Nirguna

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Nirguna

(Sk.)

Negative attribute; unbound, or without Gunas (attributes), i.e., that which is devoid of all qualities, the opposite of Saguna, that which has attributes (Secret Doctrine, II. 95), e.g., Parabrahmam is Nirguna; Brahmâ, Saguna. Nirguna is a term which shows the impersonality of the thing spoken of (TG).

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Shortly: Negative attribute; unbound, or without Gunas (attributes), i.e., that which is devoid of all qu...