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'Bring me a fruit of that banyan tree.' 'Here it is, venerable sir.' 'Break it.' 'It is broken, venerable sir.' 'What do you see there?' 'These very fine seeds, venerable sir.' 'Break one of them.' 'It is broken, venerable sir.' 'What do you see there?' 'Nothing at all, venerable sir.'
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Chandogya Upanishad 6.12.1

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Chandogya Upanishad
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