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For one who has not reflected on it, it stands as thought; for one who has reflected, he does not know it. It is unknown to those who consider themselves knowers, and known to those who do not claim to know.
HinduPoetryGod KnowledgeWisdomSanskrit
Kena Upanishad 2.3

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Kena Upanishad
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Kena Upanishad
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KeU.2.3
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