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from death and grief, hunger and thirst. In the Self all desires are fulfilled.
-Chandogya Upanishad
• After a year Kabandhi asked the sage: "Master, who created the universe?"
The sage replied: "The Lord meditated and brought forth prana With rayi, the giver of name and form: Male and female, so that they would bring forth Innumerable creatures for him.
"Prana is the sun; rayi is the moon. Matter is solid, matter is subtle; Rayi therefore is present everywhere.
"The sun gives light and life to all who live, East and west, north and south, above, below; It is the prana of the universe."
-Prashna Upanishad
• The sage Vamadeva declared of old: "While dwelling in the womb I understood The birth of all the gods. A hundred forms, Strong as steel, held me prisoner. But I Broke loose from them, like a hawk from the cage,
And came out swiftly." While still in the womb, Vamaveda made this declaration. He emerged from his mother's womb, fully Illuminated, to live in abiding joy,
And went beyond death. Indeed He went beyond death.
-Aitareya Upanishad 330