Chandogya

The Chandogya Upanishad is notable for its lilting metric structure, its mention of ancient cultural elements such as musical instruments, and embedded philosophical premises that later served as foundation for Vedanta schools.

Twenty-fourth Khanda

Sanatkumāra said - ‘Bhūmā (the infinite) is that in which one sees nothing else, hears nothing else, and knows (i.e., finds) nothing else. But alpa (the finite) is that in which one sees something else, hears something else, and knows something else. That which is infinite is immortal, and that which is finite is mortal.’ Nārada asked - ‘Sir, what does bhūmā rest on?’ Sanatkumāra replied - ‘It rests on its own power—or not even on that power (i.e., it depends on nothing else)’.

In this world it is said that cattle, horses, elephants, gold, servants, wives, farmlands, and houses are a person’s glory. I do not mean this type of glory, for these things are not independent of each other. This is what I am talking about—

Krishjan
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