The gods breathe along with breath, as do humans and cattle alike. For vital breath is the very life-span of all beings; therefore it is called the full life of all. Those who contemplate vital breath as Brahman attain the full span of life. Vital breath is the life of all beings — so it is called the total life. This is the bodily self of the prior sheath. Within and beyond this sheath of vital breath there is yet another inner self, composed of mind; by that, this one is filled.
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- Taittiriya Upanishad
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- Taittiriya Upanishad
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- TU.2.3
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- God-RealisationSoulAwareness
Same theme, different voices
One who truly knows that supreme Brahman becomes Brahman itself; no one who does not know Brahman is born in that person's lineage. Such a one crosses over grief, crosses over sin, freed from the knots of the cave of the heart, and becomes immortal.
There cannot be a number of religions in the realm of spirituality. Instead, there is only one religion, the religion of humanity. Religion means only to realise God and then love each and every human being. There may be many sects, but religion remains one.
To know God is to be one with God.
The heavenly voice tells him to seek comfort in Sufism and to look into the mirror, for he will see God himself reflected in it, which is another way of expressing the doctrine that man and God are one.