'The Self that is free from evil, free from old age, free from death, free from sorrow, free from hunger and thirst, whose desire is truth, whose resolve is truth — that is what should be sought, that is what one should desire to know. He who has found and knows that Self obtains all worlds and all desires.' Thus spoke Prajapati.
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- ChU.8.7.1
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- Self-RealisationSoulTruthDesire
Same theme, different voices
Arjuna said: What is the description of one of steady wisdom who is established in deep absorption, O Keshava? How does the person of stable insight speak? How does such a one sit? How does such a one move?
The source of happiness is the Almighty, but man is searching for the same in worldly objects, which are only a reflection. The deer looks for the musk in the bushes whereas it exists within its body.
The first step to self-knowledge is to know that you are composed of a physical body and a spiritual heart or soul