The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 143, Part VI summary
Part 1, no. 143, Part VI of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In VI, the teaching identifies Brahman as what enables the eye to see, though the eye cannot see it. It directs the learner away from what people worship here and toward the unseen source of visual perception.
What happens
- The teaching describes something that remains beyond the eye’s sight.
- It identifies this unseen power as what makes vision possible.
- It names this power Brahman and distinguishes it from what people worship here.

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