Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 8: Prapathaka 8: The City of Brahman — The Heart-Space

62 verses

Verse 1

Harih, Om. There is this city of Brahman (the body), and in it the palace, the small lotus (of the heart), and in it that small ether. Now what exis…

Verse 2

And if they should say to him: 'Now with regard to that city of Brahman, and the palace in it, i. e. the small lotus of the heart, and the small ethe…

Verse 3

Then he should say: 'As large as this ether (all space) is, so large is that ether within the heart. Both heaven and earth are contained within it, b…

Verse 4

And if they should say to him: 'If everything that exists is contained in that city of Brahman, all beings and all desires (whatever can be imagined …

Verse 5

Then he should say: 'By the old age of the body, that (the ether, or Brahman within it) does not age; by the death of the body, that (the ether, or B…