a
participle
which
has
no
meaning.
As
hundred
years
continually
works. This
is the
state of Supreme
desire
of desire,
is totally
ln Karma
there are
then one
is freed
final emancipation,
enlighten, but what
of
Karmas.
his looks and speech
The
The soul of the
tongue speaks
through the
Brahman
presided
or Bhuma
is called Brahman.
other extra-cosmic
perfect
your
Expand.
Lord.
See
the
picture
prop
to
lean
upon
this
with
the
say that the mind
know Him alone as
The mind is
'Desire,
mind is the
Brahman.
Brahman shining
power
of
through
the
power
or
the
apparently,
the nature
of everything
is that
by which
an erroneous
even
proper
Adhikaris
or
qualified
persons.
Prajapati
Brahman.'
Both
misinterpreted
this
teaching
purged,
taught to him for the first, second and third time,
only the fourth
students
receive
rightly, some
science,
the
reach
of
intellect?
great
and
little,
that
to be its form.
a
n
prop
(Alambana)
in
the beginning. You will have to fix the mind on these
attributes
in
account
of the
above two
known to those who do not know.
The
preceptor
you
little of the Brahman as conditioned in the Devas'. Brahman
or
the
Bhuma
You have
knowledge of the Self'.
Guru and said:
reach of mind
as lt is realised as one's
own Atman or Self. Brahman is always
the
knower and
world only can be
by
the
pure
know Brahman, does not fall
into the
mental apprehension. He who thinks
that he knows Brahman,
be completely
it is known
by
every cognition one
attains, indeed, immortality.
(Aparoksha),
It has
verse that Brahman is
unknown to those who know. This seems to be a contradiction
or
paradox.
difference
world
Brahman
be
objects, as He is absolute intelligence. He is the witnessing
consciousness or subject. He is the witness of the
waking,
dreaming
perceives
THE PRINCIPAL UPANISHADS
modifications of all minds as He is Knowledge Absolute. He is
blended
with
when Brahman is known
as the
witness of
all states
of consciousness, then He is known well. As He is the witness
of all states of consciousness, He is intelligence in its essence;
He is a mass of
pure
decayless, eternal,
mental modiflcations, and identifies himself with the witness of
all
remains the same. ln Nirvikalpa Samadhialso,
when
allmental
Just as there
vessel, room
everything. A thing that has attributes may be connected with
another which also has attributes. To say that Brahman without
attributes, undifferentiated, subtle,
that
the
gives
immortality.
The
strength
gained
by
wealth,
poiition,
and transient. The strength
and eternal
in itself.
loss, fear of disease,
(Section
ll,
proofs,
and whatever does not exist cannot be so known, and
is, therefore, non-existent,
barren
woman's son, or the lotus in the sky. As Brahman is unknown, lt
does not exist. This
related in order to
their knowledge.
great
to remove the
The
superiority
of
of all the
inside,
between
good
tendencies
(Subha
Vasanas)
Devas and the Asuras.
The senses, the mind
'We
also is
Brahman. The
their
light
and
power
from
Brahman
knowledge of Brahman. There
Surya, etc.
of Brahman but failed.
Brahman through the
of the
Notes and Commentary
He is the inner ruler and director
of all
witness of all
Yaksha Spirit.
6. He
was. They
was. Brahman asked
immovables on this earth'.
it,
give
up
your
vanity
and
burn
head
in
shame
'lwas
not
able
'O
Vayu!
such a nature?'
on the earth'.
 
Spirit
is'.
very
He
asked
her:
"What
Great Spirit did
altogether
his
pride.
in
(Uma,
lndra
approached
her
and
asked:
'Who
E6
fr
in doing
has broken
his word
and falls.
Again it
the drift
house
a
Brahmin
guest
I
{trA.sql
the abode of
shall
by thee". This is the first of the three boons.
qET
Aruni, will
peacefully
at
Notes and
he
be
sleep at nights. He will be free from anger when
he
sees
you
Vajasravasah.
H,I
in+
T
rrri
of
old
age. Having conquered both hunger and thirst, one rejoices in
heaven, being above sorrow".
by
People of this
you.