From unreality lead me to the real, from darkness to the light, from death to immortality. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “Different is the Good and different is the dear…”
Different is the Good and different is the dear, they both, having different aims, fetter you men; He, who chooses for himself the Good, comes to wellbeing, he, who chooses the dear, loses the goal. The Good and the dear approach the man, The wise man, pondering over both, distinguishes them; The wise one chooses the Good over the dear, […]
Quotation from the Upanishads – “The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over…”
The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to Salvation is hard. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quote from the Upanishads – “He who has found the bliss of the Eternal…”
He who has found the bliss of the Eternal has no fear from any quarter. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “For in our searchings are found all our desires…”
For in our searchings are found all our desires, and we gain victory over our worlds. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “He who knows the Bliss of Brahman…”
He who knows the Bliss of Brahman does not distress himself with the thought, “Why did I not do what is good? Why did I do what is evil?” Whoever knows this bliss regards both of these as Atman (self, soul), indeed he cherishes both as Atman. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “That thou art.”
That thou art. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “Whoever sees all beings in the soul…”
Whoever sees all beings in the soul and the soul in all beings… What delusion or sorrow is there for one who sees unity? It has filled all. It is radiant, incorporeal, invulnerable… Wise, intelligent, encompassing, self-existent, It organizes objects throughout eternity. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotation from the Upanishads – “Then he realized, I indeed, I am this creation…”
Then he realized, I indeed, I am this creation, for I have poured it forth from myself. In that way he became this creation. Verily, he who knows this becomes in this creation a creator. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Quotations from the Upanishads – “The man who can see all creatures in himself…”
Of a certainty, the man who can see all creatures in himself, himself in all creatures, knows no sorrow. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)