The Sanskrit name for God is Sat-Chit-Ananda = Sat (Existence), Chit (Consciousness), Ananda (Bliss). Sarvam khalvidam brahma. Some people during this time decided to engage in the pursuit of spiritual progress, living as ascetic hermits, rejecting ordinary material concerns and giving up family life. lead me from death to immortality. Appearance cannot affect Reality. —Swami Vivekananda, He who knows the Supreme Brahman verily becomes Brahman. In describing Brahman as omnipresent, all-pervading, unlimited, infinitely great and infinitely small, the Upanishads only point out that It is absolutely spaceless. In this page we’ll collect Swami Vivekananda‘s quotes and comments on the Upanishads. Asato ma sad-gamaya; After passing through various sheaths (kosas), it reaches at last, according to the Hindu psychologists, the sheath of the intellect. Brahman is not in time but is timeless. "In the beginning, my dear, this [universe] was Being (Sat) alone, one only without a second." Brahman is the essence of the eye (' the Eye of the eye', 'the Ear of the ear') the mind etc. Now, therefore, The description of Brahman: "Not this, not this" (Neti, Neti); for there is no other and more appropriate description than this "Not this." That which cannot be perceived by the eye, but by which the eye is perceived—That alone know as Brahman and not that which people here worship. Brahman and Atman, individual self. Brahman is not subject to causality but independent of the causal chain. Arise! About Website . The Rig, Yajur, Sama, & Atharva, the Phonetics, Rituals, Grammar, Etymology, Metrics, & Astrology are the lower. (Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1.3) Brahman is Consciousness. He who knows both the transcendent and the immanent, with the immanent overcomes death, and with the transcendent reaches immortality. Jul 6, 2019 - Explore Sreedevi Balaji's board "UPANISHAD QUOTES", followed by 1761 people on Pinterest. One of the most important verses of the Rig Veda (1.164.46) is. ... Liberation is not the result of the Knowledge of Atman; it is that Knowledge. The Upanishads are as old as Homer, and as modern as Kant. The Origin of the Universe All true religions describe the same God but just different paths to find him. On the tree of wisdom there is no fairer flower than the Upanishads, and no finer fruit than the Vedanta philosophy. Life is unstable as the water on the lotus leaf. The Upanishads are as old as Homer, and as modern as Kant. The Upanishads contain revealed truth (Sruti) about Brahman (God), the Ultimate Reality and the way of salvation (Moksha). Quotes about Upanishads . it has not sprung from anything; nothing has sprung from it. when that is gone, A man becomes pure through serenity of intellect; thereupon, in meditation, he beholds Him who is without parts. Immortality. These two negative particles are used in an all-inclusive sense, so as to eliminate every possible specification that may occur. source: History of Philosophy, Paul Deussen .Quoted from Gewali, Salil (2013). the wise call It by various names. Here is the greatest of altars, 2.1.1), the Taittiriya Upanishad has told us: "Truth – Knowledge – Infinity is Brahman, the Absolute." – mundaka upanishad. Therefore if you have enthusiasm for acquiring this knowledge of Atman, do not wait any more but come forward immediately. that alone know as brahman and not that which people here worship – kena upanishad, that which cannot be perceived by the eye, but by which the eye is perceived. The Upanishad explains very briefly, why human beings should live responsibly doing their duties, without pursuing wrong methods of knowledge and worship, so that they can attain liberation by going to the immortal world of Brahman. Shanti, shanti shanti. Related articles and sub-articles are listed at the bottom of the page Any attempt to torture the texts of the Upanishads appears to me very ridiculous. and stop not till the goal is reached. On the tree of wisdom there is no fairer flower than the Upanishads, and no finer fruit than the Vedanta philosophy. And object illumined doesn’t affect the light. Up. (Chandogya Upanishad 6:1:2-6), It (Being, or Brahman) thought: The flower, the table, the human being, the feeling exist. Everything in life is transitory. 30 Important Upanishad Quotes. — Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1. Names and forms, which distinguish the phenomenal universe from the state before the creation, are superimposed upon Atman through maya. ... you cannot know That which is the Knower of knowledge. Ordinary knowledge obtained by a university education pertains only to matter. Nature of Brahman (God) Sunday, October 14, 2018 The teaching in the Katha Upanishad is a dialogue between young Nachiketa and Yama. (Sarvam khalvidam brahma) — necklaces made of gold (3). The text then lists a succession of teachers who shared the knowledge of Brahman with the next generation. Kena Upanishad: Embedded in the Sama Veda, the Kena develops themes from the Kausitaki and others with a focus on epistemology and self-knowledge. (Chhandogya Upanishad 3.14.1) Brahman is bliss (Ananda) (Taittiriya Upanishad 3.6.1) Aum. — Prakāśakam – 'illuminating'. — Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.3.6. On 'closer inspection' and study he acquires new knowledge and realizes he is Brahman. Now the designation of Brahman: "The Truth of truth." arise! Chandogya Upanishad on Highest Knowledge Sage Narada went to Sage Sanatkumara to learn about truth, and Sanatkumara inquired what he had studied already. -- Chandogya Upanishad VIII, 5, 1 The Upanishads are part of Vedanta or the last part of the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism created between 1500–1000 BCE. According to the Vedanta, when a man has arrived at that perception, he has become free, and he is the only man who is fit to live in this world. it is to be struck by an undistracted mind. Great Minds on India. Subtler than the subtlest is this Self, and beyond all logic. Brahman (God) is the one unchanging ground of the entire phenomenal existence, which is superimposed upon It through avidya. Awake! selfishness ends, and — Satyam – Turiya is Reality, three states are mithya (appearances). – mundaka upanishad, the knowing self is not born; it does not die. —The Upanishads. that alone know as brahman and not that which people here worship. They express the same truth as the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras. It is not affected by the Knowledge of Atman; but this Knowledge is itself Liberation in its fullness. the world is unreal, The word “upanishad” itself comes Para Brahman, Supreme Brahman is without qualities (Nirguna Brahman) Share. Even though the Upanishads are now thousands of years old, they are just as relevant today as they were back then. Om is indeed all these. This is what is known as the Fourth (Turiya). when It is realized Ever-Blissful. Upanishads Quotes. (Kena Up. Life is unstable as the water on the lotus leaf. you cannot think of That which is the Thinker of thought; Knowledge means knowing the distinction between spirit and matter. and stop not o ribhu, having given up all thoughts, you should rest content (in your soul) ever.” – varaha upanishad, like the butter hidden in milk, the pure consciousness resides in every being. 1.5-8). Similarly, ignorant man thinks he suffers and is in bondage. Two kinds of knowledge are to be known – the higher and the lower. (Brahma satyam jagat mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah). and you cannot hear That which is the Hearer of hearing; But this mental state is impermanent; therefore the consciousness—which in reality is Brahman— associated with the mental state appears to be impermanent. Brahman — Eternal, Infinite, Unconditioned — cannot be made an object of material, limited and finite senses. Everything borrows existence from SAT. He who knows that as both in one, the knowledge and the ignorance, by the ignorance crosses beyond death and by the knowledge enjoys immortality. There is an attempt in these texts to s… Maya Walking down a darkened road, a man sees a snake and he is very frightened. 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