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He who dwells in the mind, yet is within the mind, whom the mind does not know, whose body is the mind, and who controls the mind from within—He is your Self, the Inner Controller, the Immortal.
HinduTeachingMindSelf KnowledgeSanskrit
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.7.20

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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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BU.3.7.20
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