As the web issues out of the spider And is withdrawn, as plants sprout from the earth,
As hair grows from the body, even so, The sages say, this universe springs from The deathless Self, the source of life.
The deathless Self meditated upon Himself and projected the universe As evolutionary energy. From this energy developed life, mind,
The elements, and the world of karma, Which is enchained by cause and effect.
The deathless Self sees all, knows all. From him Springs Brahma, who embodies the process Of evolution into name and form By which the One appears to be many.
