This life-force shines through all living beings. The one who knows this becomes a knower without excessive talk—playing in the Self, rejoicing in the Self, yet engaged in action. Such a person is the greatest among knowers of Brahman.
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- Tradition
- Hindu
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- Mundaka Upanishad
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- Mundaka Upanishad
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- MuU.3.1.4
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- Self-RealisationWisdomAction
Same theme, different voices
Arjuna said: What is the description of one of steady wisdom who is established in deep absorption, O Keshava? How does the person of stable insight speak? How does such a one sit? How does such a one move?
The source of happiness is the Almighty, but man is searching for the same in worldly objects, which are only a reflection. The deer looks for the musk in the bushes whereas it exists within its body.
The first step to self-knowledge is to know that you are composed of a physical body and a spiritual heart or soul