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The concept ‘whole Universe is as Unreal as Water in a Mirage’ is deeply rooted in Hindu philosophy and is often associated with the concept of Maya. Maya is the illusory nature of the world, according to Hindu teachings, as described in various Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita.

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n Hindu philosophy, Maya is the cosmic illusion that veils the true nature of reality. It's the idea that the universe we perceive is not the ultimate reality but rather a fleeting and deceptive appearance. Just as water in a mirage appears real but is ultimately insubstantial and illusory, the material world is seen as transient and illusory in Hindu thought.

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This concept is often used to emphasize the impermanence and fleeting nature of material existence. It suggests that attachment to worldly things leads to suffering because these things are ultimately unreal and subject to change.

The goal in Hindu spirituality is to transcend Maya and realize the ultimate truth or reality, which is often described as Brahman or Atman. Through practices such as meditation, self-inquiry, and devotion, individuals seek to transcend the illusions of Maya and attain spiritual liberation (moksha) by realizing their true nature as divine or interconnected with the ultimate reality.

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PERSON AND WORLD MIND(GOD) REMAIN DISTINCT

"We exist always in utter dependence on the Universal Mind. Man and God may meet and mingle in his periods of supreme exaltation, he may feel the sacred presence within himself to the utmost degree, but he does not thereby abolish all the distinctions between them absolutely. For he arrives at the knowledge of the timeless spaceless divine infinitude after a process of graded personal effort, whereas the World-Mind's knowledge of itself has forever been what it was is and shall be, above all processes and beyond all efforts."

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One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. ~Carl Sagan

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BHUTAN 
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“If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck!”
― Robin Cook, Crisis

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process called cytokine storm. It’s when the body’s immune system senses the virus antigens and then goes berserk, releasing a bevy of extraordinarily damaging hormonelike proteins.”
― Robin Cook, Pandemic

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Graft-versus-host disease is more apt to be seen with bone-marrow transplants, not solid organ transplants.”
― Robin Cook, Pandemic

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GOURTH WAY 

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Cardiac specific lab markers such as troponin and beta-natriuretic peptide (BNP) can help to distinguish between a patient with a respiratory infection and one with cardiac dysfunction. Both are frequently elevated in children with myocarditis or heart failure. While an elevated troponin or BNP may help confirm your suspicion for heart failure and myocarditis, normal results do not rule these conditions out. Additionally, the normal range for BNP varies with age in children, so be mindful when interpreting results. If there is clinical suspicion for heart failure, an echocardiogram should be done to evaluate cardiac structure and function. Point of care cardiac ultrasound by the ED provider can be useful to rapidly assess global cardiac function but is not a substitute for a formal echocardiogram. Typical findings in myocarditis include left ventricular or biventricular dysfunction, ventricular dilation, and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.

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