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The Self is not attained through eloquent teaching, not through sharp intellect, not through much scriptural learning. The one whom this Self chooses—by that one alone is it reached. To that person, the Self reveals its own nature.
HinduTeachingGraceSelf RealisationSanskrit
Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.3

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Hindu
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Mundaka Upanishad
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MuU.3.2.3
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