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The Library
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The Upanishads, Part VI summary

Part VI of 170 · 1 min to read the part

In VI, a person sees every being within the Self and also sees the Self within every being, joining both views in one statement. The passage says that this person never turns away from the Self.

What happens

  1. A person sees all beings within the Self.
  2. The same person sees the Self within all beings.
  3. This person never turns away from the Self.

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What to notice

The sentence links seeing beings and the Self within each other with not turning away from the Self.

Quick check

What does the person described never turn away from?

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