The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

when it is beaten, cannot be grasped by themselves, but
are grasped only when the general note of the drum or
the general sound produced by different kinds of strokes
is grasped; "And as the various particular notes of a
conch, when it is blown, cannot be grasped by
themselves, but are grasped only when the general note
of the conch or the general sound produced by different
kinds of blowing is grasped; "And as the various
particular notes of a vina, when it is played, cannot be
grasped by themselves, but are grasped only when the
general note of the vina or the general sound produced
by the different kinds of playing is grasped; "As from a
fire kindled with wet fuel various kinds of smoke issue
forth, even so, my dear, the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda,
the Sama-Veda, the Atharvangirasa, history (itihasa),
mythology (purana), the arts (vidya), Upanishads, verses
(slokas), aphorisms (sutras), elucidations
(anuvyakhyanas), explanations (vyakhyanas), sacrifices,
oblations in the fire, food, drink, this world, the next
world and all beings are all like the breath of this infinite
Reality. From this Supreme Self are all these, indeed,
breathed forth.
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"As the ocean is the one goal of all waters (the place
where they merge), so the skin is the one goal of all
kinds of touch, the nostrils are the one goal of all smells,
the tongue is the one goal of all savours, the ear is the
one goal of all sounds, the mind is the one goal of all
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