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In mathematics you have various types of number series, whole numbers, natural numbers, integers and prime numbers. However, one aspect is common to all, and that is infinity. All numbers in mathematics end in infinity. Infinity comes from a Latin word that means unboundedness.
In mathematics infinity is often treated as a number, but it is not a number as it has a meaning. The Isha Upanishad confirms that if you remove a part from infinity or add a part to it, what remains is infinity. However, in the Indian system, two basic types of infinite numbers are distinguished, one on physical grounds and the other on ontological grounds - one is rigidly bounded and the other is loosely bounded infinity.
Perhaps whatever is not approachable or is not realized should be termed as infinity. Indian sages call the Supreme as Infinite. But that does not mean that the Supreme cannot be realized or seen by humans. He can be realized and comprehended, as He is Supreme.
Once Madhav Goswami Maharaj, founder of the Gaudiya Math, was travelling in Assam. At a multi-faith gathering, he was asked by an attendee: "Swamiji, have you seen Atma (soul) and Paramatma (super-soul)? Can anyone say that he has seen Him? I think no one has seen Atma or Paramatma, hence you are deceiving the world by speaking of them."
Srila Madhav Maharaj replied, "You are obviously a learned person. May i ask you a question? What is the name of the book you are holding?'' The man stated the name of the book. Maharaj replied, "I cannot see the name of the book. You are deceiving me." Then others came there and looked at the book's cover and confirmed that the man was telling the correct name of the book.
Srila Madhav Maharaj said, "I have my eyes and my eyesight is good. Yet i do not see what you say. You are collectively deceiving me, then? To me, it looks as though a crow stepped in ink and then walked on paper to make all those marks. I see nothing from here but a crow's footprints."
The one who posed the question asked, "Swamiji, do you not know Urdu?"
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