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Nirguna Brahman is ultimate reality without any traits

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Trying to describe it is an exercise in utter futility. This concept represents the absolute as completely devoid of qualities, form, or attributes. It is neither good, nor loving, nor angry—it just endlessly *is*. It is the most philosophically accurate depiction of the divine, and conveniently the most impossible to paint on a ceiling.

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