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• Know him to be the supreme magician Who has become boy and girl, bird and beast. He is the bestower of all blessings, And his grace fills the heart with profound peace.
Know him to be the supreme source of all The gods, sole support of the universe, The sower of the golden seed of life. May he grant us the grace of wisdom.
-Shvetashvatara Upanishad
• As there can be no water without the sea, No touch without the skin, no smell without The nose, no taste without the tongue, no form Without the eye, no sound without the Ear, no thought without the mind, no wisdom Without the heart, no work without hands, no Walking without feet, no scriptures without the Word, so there can be nothing without the Self.
-Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
• I will give you the Word all the scriptures Glorify, all spiritual disciplines Express, to attain which aspirants lead A life of sense-restraint and self- naughting. It is OM. This symbol of the Godhead Is the highest. Realizing it one finds Complete fulfillment of all one's longings. It is of the greatest support to all seekers. Those in whose hearts OM reverberates Unceasingly are indeed blessed And deeply loved as one who is the Self.
-Katha Upanishad
• The Self, who can be realized by the pure in heart, who is life, light, truth, space, who
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