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On this there is this verse: A hundred and one are the channels of the heart; one of them rises up to the crown of the head. Going upward by it, one reaches immortality; the others, at departure, lead in various directions — at departure, they lead in various directions.
HinduScriptureDeathImmortalitySanskrit
Chandogya Upanishad 8.6.6

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Chandogya Upanishad
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Chandogya Upanishad
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ChU.8.6.6
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