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Eye cannot see him, nor words reveal him; by the senses, austerity, or works he is not known. When the mind is cleansed by the grace of wisdom, he is seen by contemplation - the One without parts.

Mundaka Upanishad

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The Grace of Wisdom

Topic: Ultimate Reality, God, Heavenly Parent

“Eye cannot see him, nor words reveal him; by the senses, austerity, or works he is not known. When the mind is cleansed by the grace of wisdom, he is seen by contemplation–the One without parts.”


Hinduism
Mundaka Upanishad

Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture - a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 51 [Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.8].

Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.8

“Eye cannot see him, nor words reveal him; by the senses, austerity, or works he is not known. When the mind is cleansed by the grace of wisdom, he is seen by contemplation–the One without parts.”

Shankara (Adi Shankaracharya) (788 – 820 CE)

Shankara was one of the greatest saints and philosophers of India, he was the foremost exponent of Advaita (“non-dualism”) Vedanta, that proclaim the unity of the Atman (the Self) and Nirguna Brahman, Brahman without attributes (the Whole). His works elaborate on ideas found in the Upanishads. He was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism.

Additional Upanishads Quotes by Shankara

“Brahman is not grasped by the eye, nor by speech, nor by the other senses, nor by penance or good works. A man becomes pure through serenity of intellect; thereupon, in meditation, he beholds Him who is without parts.”

–Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.8

“He who knows this Brahman, hidden in the cave of the heart, cuts asunder even here the knot of ignorance.”

–Mundaka Upanishad II. i. 10

–Shankara [Upanishads (See Yogananda website in Resources below)] 

Resources

  • Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Upanishads by Shankara at Yogananda website

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