As vast as this outer space is, so vast is the space within the heart. Both heaven and earth are contained in it, both fire and air, both sun and moon, lightning and the stars; whatever one has here and whatever one has not — all that is contained within it.
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- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Chandogya Upanishad
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- Chandogya Upanishad
- Verse / page
- ChU.8.1.3
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- HeartOmnipresenceUniverse
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The natural bliss of the soul is revealed when it achieves salvation.
When the soul completely frees itself from everything that goes against God's will and conforms to it, it is transformed in God through love.
And his soul cried out to them, 'Sons of my ancestral mother, you who ride the tides, how often have you sailed in my dreams?'
Saints know that wealth, body, and soul are gifts from God and belong to Him.