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"There is that ancient tree, whose roots grow upward and whose branches grow downward; — that indeed is called the Br…
Whatever there is, the whole world, when gone forth (from the Brahman), trembles in its breath. That Brahman is a gre…
From terror of Brahman fire burns, from terror the sun burns, from terror Indra and Vâyu, and Death, as the fifth, ru…
If a man could not understand it before the falling asunder of his body, then he has to take body again in the worlds…
As in a mirror, so (Brahman may be seen clearly) here in this body; as in a dream, in the world of the Fathers; as in…
Having understood that the senses are distinct (from the Âtman), and that their rising and setting (their waking and …
Beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the highest (created) Being, higher than that Being is the Great Se…
Beyond the Undeveloped is the Person, the all-pervading and entirely imperceptible. Every creature that knows him is …
His form is not to be seen, no one beholds him with the eye. He is imagined by the heart, by wisdom, by the mind. Tho…
When the five instruments of knowledge stand still together with the mind, and when the intellect does not move, that…
This, the firm holding back of the senses, is what is called Yoga. He must be free from thoughtlessness then, for Yog…
He (the Self) cannot be reached by speech, by mind, or by the eye. How can it be apprehended except by him who says: …
By the words "He is," is he to be apprehended, and by (admitting) the reality of both (the invisible Brahman and the …
When all desires that dwell in his heart cease, then the mortal becomes immortal, and obtains Brahman.
Whean all the ties of the heart are severed here on earth, then the mortal becomes immortal — here ends the teaching.
There are a hundred and one arteries of the heart, one of them penetrates the crown of the head. Moving upwards by it…
The Person not larger than a thumb, the inner Self, is always settled in the heart of men. Let a man draw that Self f…
Having received this knowledge taught by Death and the whole rule of Yoga (meditation), Nakiketa became free from pas…
May He protect us both! May He enjoy us both! May we acquire strength together! May our knowledge become bright! May …