The deathless Self meditated upon Himself and projected the universe as evolutionary energy. From this energy developed life, mind, the elements, and the world of karma, which is enchained by cause and effect. The deathless Self sees all, knows all.
Mundaka Upanishad
The Deathless Self
Topic: Ultimate Reality, God, Heavenly Parent
“The deathless Self meditated upon
Himself and projected the universe
As evolutionary energy.
From this energy developed life, mind,
The elements, and the world of karma,
Which is enchained by cause and effect.
The deathless Self sees all, knows all. From Him
Springs Brahma, who embodies the process
Of evolution into name and form
By which the One appears to be many.”
Mundaka Upanishad
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture - a Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. Paragon House, 1991, p. 85 [Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.7-9]
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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.