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The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 65, Part XVIII summary

Part 1, no. 65, Part XVIII of 170 · 1 min to read the part

In XVIII, the Self is described as having no birth, no death, and no origin, with nothing arising from It. The passage distinguishes the Self from the body by stating that the body's destruction does not destroy the Self.

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  1. The Self neither comes into birth nor dies.
  2. The Self comes from nothing, and nothing comes from It.
  3. The Self remains eternal even when the body is killed.

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