The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

the meaning is that he eats food pre-eminently. The
statement: "He obtains identity with the gods and lives
on nectar," is a eulogy.
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"Three he designed for himself"-that is to say, the mind,
the organ of speech and the vital breath; these he
designed for himself. They say: "My mind was
elsewhere, I did not see it; my mind was elsewhere, I did
not hear it." It is clear that a man sees with his mind and
hears with his mind. Desire, determination, doubt, faith,
lack of faith, steadfastness, lack of steadfastness, shame,
intelligence and fear-all this is truly the mind. Even if
one is touched from behind, one knows it through the
mind; therefore the mind exists. Whatever sound there
is, it is just the organ of speech; for it serves to
determine a thing, but it cannot itself be revealed. The
prana, apana, vyana, udana, samana and ana-all these are
but the vital breath (prana). This body (atma) consists of
these-the organ of speech, the mind and the vital breath.
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These verily are the three worlds: the organ of speech
is this world (the earth), the mind is the intermediary
world (the sky) and the vital breath is that world
(heaven).
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