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Subtler than the subtle, greater than the great, the Self is set in the cave of the heart of this creature. One who is without craving sees it, freed from sorrow, and, by the grace of the Ordainer, beholds the greatness of the Self.
अणोरणीयान्महतो महीया- नात्माऽस्य जन्तोर्निहितो गुहायाम् । तमक्रतुः पश्यति वीतशोको धातुप्रसादान्महिमानमात्मनः ॥ २०॥
HinduTeachingGod RealisationSelf KnowledgeSanskrit
Katha Upanishad 1.2.20Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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Hindu
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Katha Upanishad
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Katha Upanishad
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KU.1.2.20
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God-RealisationSelf-KnowledgeDivine Grace

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Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji
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If the soul is to know God, it must know Him outside time and place, since God is neither in this or that, but One and above them.
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The heavenly voice advises him to find comfort in Sufism and look into the mirror, where he will see God reflected, symbolizing the unity of man and God.
Hafiz
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Divan of Hafiz (English-Persian), p. 131