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That which is not uttered by speech, but by which speech is uttered — know that alone to be Brahman, not this that people worship here.
यद्वाचाऽनभ्युदितं येन वागभ्युद्यते ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते ॥ ५॥
HinduTeachingGodRealisationSanskrit
Kena Upanishad 1.5Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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Hindu
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Kena Upanishad
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Kena Upanishad
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