Chandogya Upanishad: ( 30/03/2013. )

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, May 23, 2021. 6:28. PM. Chapter Two: Uddalaka's Teaching Concerning the Oneness of the Self SECTION 11: THE INDWELLING SPIRIT (CONTINUED)—ILLUSTRATION OF A TREE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asya, saumya mahato vrkshasya yo mule'bhyahanyat, jivan sravet; yo madhye'bhyahanyat, jivan sravet yo'gre 'bhyahanyat, jivan sravet, sa esha jivenatmana'nuprabhutah pepiyamano modamana-stishthati. There must have been a huge tree in front of the kutir of Uddalaka. So he says, "Look at this big tree in front of our kutir." Suppose some one lays an axe on one of its branches, it will immediately demonstrate that it has got life. Juice will flow from that cut part-jivan sravet. Because there is life, it will exude the essence from its body. This will happen if it is cut in any other part of it

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 13, 2021. 08:39. PM. Chapter Two: Uddalaka's Teaching Concerning the Oneness of the Self SECTION 10: THE INDWELLING SPIRIT (CONTINUED)—ILLUSTRATION OF RIVERS AND THE OCEAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sa ya esho 'nima aitadatmyam idam sarvam, tat satyam, sa atma, tat-tvam-asi, svetaketo, iti; bhuya eva ma bhagavan, vijnapayatv-iti; tatha saumya, iti hovacha. "O Svetaketu, you are That," instructs the father, Uddalaka. "Please explain further," says the boy. He is not satisfied. "I shall explain to you further," replies the father. SECTION 10: THE INDWELLING SPIRIT (CONTINUED)—ILLUSTRATION OF RIVERS AND THE OCEAN Imah, saumya, nadyah purastat pracyah syandante, pascat praticyah tah samudrat samudram evapiyanti, sa samudra eva bhavati, ta yatha yatra na viduh, iyam aham asmi, iyam aham asmiti. There

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 06, 2021. 08:55. PM. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter Two: Uddalaka's Teaching Concerning the Oneness of the Self SECTION 9: THE INDWELLING SPIRIT-2. Post-2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the case of the entry of the individual into the state of pure Being, there is an important point to note. There can be two types of entries, an unconscious entry and a conscious entry. In deep sleep one does contact the nature of this pure Being. One just stumbles upon it, as it were. One is unconscious of it and does not really get absorbed into it. But one does contact it in some mysterious manner. One's individuality-consciousness is abolished no doubt, but it does not become veritable universal consciousness. It becomes as though unconsciousness.  There is something that is common