"The Upanishads" Quotes
Ancient Hindu scriptures exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the self.
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Quotes
You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.
The self is hidden in the heart of all creatures. It is the indwelling spirit, the immortal that sustains the body.
You cannot find the truth. You can only realize it in yourself.
The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.
The soul is the same for all individuals. It is neither male nor female, young nor old. It is pure consciousness.
The wise see themselves in all beings and all beings in themselves.
The real nature of the self can be realized through detachment, renunciation, and meditation.
The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
The ignorant think the self can be known by the mind, but the wise know that he is beyond the mind.
The self is not born nor does it ever die. It is eternal and indestructible.
