The Tree of Life - 3.9 : Swami Krishnananda
================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/04/2020. Discourse 3: Severing the Root of this Tree of Life - 9. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. #The thought of God is the real axe that strikes at the very root of this tree of phenomenal experience. We cannot find any other axe to cut at the root of this tree. Axes made of steel or iron will not be able to cut this tree. Because this tree is not physical, a physical axe will not work here. It is a cosmic tree. It is a tree that is spread out everywhere, and perhaps its roots are also everywhere. Inasmuch as this is the situation, the weapon that we have to employ in laying low this tree of life should also be equally powerful. 2. ##It is not possible to overcome this illusion of phenomenality. *Daivi hyesha gunamayi mama may...