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Brhadaranyaka Upanisad
Chapter Two
11. 'As the ocean is the one meeting-place of all waters, so the skin is the one meeting-place of all touches, the nostrils are the one meeting-place of all smells, the tongue is the one meeting-place of all tastes, the eye is the one meeting-place of all shapes, the ear is the one meeting-place of all sounds, the mind is the one meeting-place of all decisions, the heart is the one meeting-place of all knowledges, the hands are the one meeting place of all works, the loins are the one meeting-place of all pleasures, the anus is the one meeting-place of all excretions, the feet are the one meeting-place of all roads, and the voice is the one meeting-place of all the Vedas.
12. 'As a lump of rock-salt thrown into water would dissolve in the water, and there would be none, as it were, to take out again, yet wherever one took water it would be salty, so this great being, endless, boundless, consists entirely of knowledge. Having arisen from these elements, it vanishes along with them, for after it has departed there is no consciousness: that is what I say,' said Yajnavalkya.
13. Maitreyi said, 'blessed one, you have confused me by saying that after it has departed there is no consciousness.'
He said, 'I do not speak to confuse you: this is enough for knowledge.14. 'For where there is duality, one smells another, one sees another, one hears another, one speaks to another, one thinks of another, one knows another. But where everything in one has become self, how can one smell-and whom? How can one see- and whom? How can one hear-and whom? How can one speak-and to whom? How can one think-and of whom? How can one know-and whom? How can one know that by which one knows all this? How can one know the knower?'
II.5
1. The earth is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the earth. The radiant, immortal person who is in the earth, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of the body, is the self (atman). This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
2. The waters are the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the waters. The radiant, immortal person who is in the waters, or in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of the seed, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
3. Fire is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of fire. The radiant, Immortal person who is in fire, or in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person who is made of speech, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
4. Air is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of air. The radiant, immortal person who is in air, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person who is made of breath, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
5. The sun is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the sun. The radiant, immortal person who is in the sun, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of the eye, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
6. The directions are the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the directions. The radiant, immortal person who is in the directions, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of the ear, of the echo, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
7. The moon is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the moon. The radiant, immortal person who is in the moon, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of the mind, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
8.The lightning is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the lightning. The radiant, immortal person who is in the lightning, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of brightness, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
9. The thundercloud is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the thundercloud. The radiant, immortal person who is in the thundercloud, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of sound, of tone, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
10. Space is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of space. The radiant, immortal person who is in space, or-in respect of oneself-that radiant, immortal person of the space within the heart, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
11. Dharma is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of dharma. The radiant, immortal person who is in dharma, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of dharma, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
12. Truth is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of truth. The radiant, immortal person who is in truth, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of truth, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all,
13. Humankind is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of humankind. The radiant, immortal person who is in humankind, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person of humanity, is the self. This is the immortal, brahman, the all.
14.The self is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of the self. The radiant, immortal person who is in the self, or-in respect of oneself-the radiant, immortal person who is the self, is the self. This is the immortal brahman, the all.
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