The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 135, Part XVI summary
Part 1, no. 135, Part XVI of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In XVI, one of the heart’s hundred and one nerves provides an upward route through the head to immortality, while the others lead to different worlds. The commentary explains that a pure, desireless mind takes the upward route at departure, whereas a mind filled with desires moves toward realms that satisfy them.
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- The passage identifies a hundred and one nerves belonging to the heart.
- One nerve reaches the head’s centre and offers an upward route to immortality.
- The remaining hundred routes lead to different worlds at departure.
- The commentary explains that desires and tendencies determine the mind’s direction through bodily channels.
- A desireless mind exits through the head’s crown, while a desirous mind moves downward toward satisfaction.
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