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The Spirit of the Upanishads1574
Egoism is plainly not destroyed, till all forms and conventions which hold
thee fast in bondage, as in a cage, are annihilated to the extent of leaving
absolutely nothing for remainder.
Yogavasishtha.
Being, wisdom, bliss, name, and form, these five make up all objects whatever;
the first three make up Spirit, the rest the material world.
Drgdrsyaviveka.
Some may cognize the ever blissful, the illuminator of all illumination
whatever, even by cognizing It without even these attributes.
Atmapurana.
Said Yajnavalkya:—Oh love! the husband is dear not for himself, but for
Self; the wife is dear not for herself, but for Self………No one thing is
dear for itself, but for Self. This Self should be seen, studied, contemplated,
assimilated; oh sweet Maitreyi! the study contemplation, and assimilation of
Self leaves nothing to know.
Brhadaranyakopanishad.
Said Yajnavalkya: It may be seen after the following illustrations: The ocean
is the one resort of all water; the skin is the ultimate sphere of all touch; the
tongue is the one ground of all taste; the nose is the one basis of all smell;
the eye is the one field of all form; the ear is the one place of all sound;
the mind is the one source of all ideas; the heart is the one fountain of all
knowledge; the Word is the one truth of all the Vedas:—even thus is It the
one fact of all and every being. Put a lump of salt in water, it melts into the
water of which it came; you can never grasp it afterwards; it is all salt, every
drop of water you may touch. So indeed, oh dear one! is this great, endless