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The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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Chapter V<br />

Continence<br />

Now, what people call yajna (sacrifice), that is really<br />

continence. For he who knows Brahman obtains that<br />

World of Brahman, which others obtain through<br />

sacrifice, by means of continence. What people call ishta<br />

(worship), that is really continence. For having desired<br />

(ishtva) the Knowledge of the Self; by means of<br />

continence one realizes the Self.<br />

2<br />

Now, what people call the Satrayana sacrifice, that is<br />

really continence. For by means of continence one<br />

obtains from the True (Sat) the safety (trana) of the self.<br />

What people call the vow of silence (mauna), that is<br />

really continence. For after knowing the Self from the<br />

scriptures one meditates (manute) on It.<br />

3<br />

Now, what people call the vow of fasting (anasakayana),<br />

that is really continence. For that Self does not perish<br />

(na nasyati) which one realizes by means of continence.<br />

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