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Taittiriya Upanisad
Chapter Three
III.1
HARI OM. Together may it protect us two:
Together may it profit us two:
Together may we do a hero's work.
May we learn intelligently:
May we never hate one another.
OM. Peace, peace, peace.
1. Bhrgu Varuni approached his father Varuna, saying, ‘Blessed one, teach me about brahman.'
He taught him this: food, breath, the eye, the ear, mind, speech. He said to him: 'That from which beings are born; by which, being born, they live; into which they enter when they pass on-seek to know that as brahman.'
He practiced asceticism. After practicing asceticism,
III.2
1. He realized, 'Food is brahman. For from food beings are born; by food, being born, they live; into food they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.’
He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.'
He practiced asceticism. After practicing asceticism,
III.3
1. He realized, 'Breath is brahman. For from breath beings are born; by breath, being born, they live; into breath they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.'
He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.'
He practiced asceticism. After practicing asceticism,
III.4
1. He realized, 'Mind is brahman. For from mind beings are born; by mind, being born, they live; into mind they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.'
He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.'
He practiced asceticism. After practicing asceticism,
III.5
1. He realized, 'Knowledge is brahman. For from knowledge beings are born; by knowledge, being born, they live; into knowledge they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.’
He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.'
He practiced asceticism. After practicing asceticism,
III.6
1. He realized, 'Joy is brahman. For from joy beings are born; by joy, being born, they live; into joy they enter when they pass on.' This is the wisdom of Bhrgu, of Varuna,
which stands firm in the highest heaven. The one who knows this stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame.
III.7
One should not speak ill of food: that should be the vow. Breath is food: the body is the eater of food. The body stands firm on breath: breath stands firm on the body. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame.
III.8
One should not reject food: that should be the vow. The waters are food: light is the eater of food. Light stands firm on the waters: the waters stand firm on light. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame.
III.9
1. One should make much of food: that should be the vow. The earth is food: space is the eater of food. Space stands firm on the earth: the earth stands firm on space. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food, becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame.
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