The Chandogya Upanishad - Chapter-3, Section - 8 - Swami Krishnananda.
============================================================= ============================================================ Wednesday, January 19, 2022. 20:00. Chapter-3 : Sanat Kumara's Instructions Bhuma-Vidya : 8. Section-8 : Strength. ============================================================== Mantram-1. " Balam vava vijnanad-bhuyah api ha satam vijnanavatam eko balavan akampayate, sa yada bali bhavati, athotthata bhavati uttisthan paricarita bhavati, paricaran upasatta bhavati, upasidan drasta bhavati, srota bhavati, manta bhavati, boddha bhavati, karta bhavati, vijnata bhavati, balena vai prthivi tisthati, balenantariksam, balena dyauh, balena parvatah, balena devamanysyah, balena pasavas-ca vayamsi ca trnavanaspatayah svapadan-akita-patanga-pipilakam, balena lokastisthati, balam upassveti." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now, Sanatkumara tells us something very interesting. Mere understandi