Kena Upanishad — Chapter 2: Section 2: The Paradox of Knowing Brahman
5 verses
Verse 1
If you think 'I know it well,' then surely you know but little of the form of Brahman — whether as it is in you or as it is among the gods. So I thin…
Verse 2
I do not think 'I know it well,' and yet I do not think 'I do not know it.' He among us who knows it, knows it — and he does not think 'I do not know…
Verse 3
To whom It is not known, to him It is known. To whom It is known, he does not know. It is unknown to those who know, and known to those who do not kn…
Verse 4
It is known when It is realized in every state of consciousness. Through this one finds immortality. Through the Self one gains strength; through kno…
Verse 5
If one has realized it here, then there is truth; if one has not realized it here, great is the destruction. The wise, discerning It in every being, …