When a mystic verbalizes his experience, especially in rhythmic verses, often he/she may fall short of the academic precision of a philosopher or a theologian. But in the final analysis it will be seen that both have been referring to the same reality notwithstanding the terminological differences. Hence the Tamil Saivite saying: "Whatever is in the doctrine, is already there in the hymns." During the sixth century of the Christian era, when the ...
