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Now, the light that shines beyond this heaven, above all things, above everything, in the highest worlds beyond which there are none higher — that is the very light that is here within the person.
HinduTeachingDivine LightHeartSanskrit
Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.7

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Chandogya Upanishad
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Chandogya Upanishad
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ChU.3.13.7
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