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Aitareya Upanishad — Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Consciousness is Brahman (Prajnanam Brahma)

6 verses

Verse 1

'Who is this Self that we worship? Which one is the Self? Is it that by which one sees, by which one hears, by which one smells odours, by which one …

Verse 2

It is the heart and the mind. Consciousness, lordship, discernment, intelligence, wisdom, insight, steadfastness, thought, thoughtfulness, impulse, m…

Verse 3

This one is Brahma, this is Indra, this is Prajapati, these are all the gods, and these five great elements — earth, air, space, water, and light —

Verse 4

— and all these creatures, diverse in seed and birth, born of eggs, born of wombs, born of moisture, born of the earth; horses, cows, men, elephants,…

Verse 5

The world is guided by consciousness. Consciousness is the foundation. Consciousness is Brahman (Prajnanam Brahma).