The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 94, Part V summary
Part 1, no. 94, Part V of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In V, the passage states that a person who knows Atman as the nearby perceiver and enjoyer, ruling past and future, becomes free from fear. It identifies this Atman with That, connecting knowledge of its nature directly to fearlessness.
What happens
- Atman is described as the perceiver and enjoyer of objects.
- The passage presents Atman as always close and ruling past and future.
- Knowing Atman in this way removes fear, and the passage identifies it with That.
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What to notice
The sentence joins the description of Atman to the central claim that knowing it removes fear.
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What happens to the person who knows Atman as described?
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