Guest guest Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Namaste all, I have had a request from a friend for the sruti source of the following: "Closer than hands and feet, closer than breathing, yet infinitely remote.Whose centre is in everything and Whose circumference infinity." I do not know the exact chapter and verse or the Upanishad from which it comes although the general quote has been heard before. Any help available please. His source is an anthology of Upanishadic verses with pretty pictures to go with the verses but no source references. Many thanks Ken Knight Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Namaste Ken: The quotation that you are referring is potentially from Purusa Sukta of the Vedas where the very first sloka describes the Almighty. Swami Krishnananda's explanation of Purusa Sukta is available at the URL: http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/invoc/in_pur.html Please note that your quotation is to general and it is possible that it could be attributed to other verses in the Upanishads. Warmest regards, Ram Chandran Note: Sri Sunderji would provide you with a more authentic answer to your question. advaitin, ken knight <hilken_98@Y...> wrote: > Namaste all, > I have had a request from a friend for the sruti > source of the following: > "Closer than hands and feet, closer than breathing, > yet infinitely remote.Whose centre is in everything > and Whose circumference infinity." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 --- Ram Chandran <rchandran wrote: > The quotation that you are referring is potentially > from Purusa Sukta > of the Vedas where the very first sloka describes > the Almighty. Namaste Ram, Many thanks for this reference. I had thought of the Purusha Sukta but not having a copy at home I had leaned upon the good services of our site to push me along. I did suggest, when talking to my friend, that the way that his quote was constructed sounded like a compilation of ideas and I am relieved that you too found this. Thank you again for your help, Ken Knight Swami > Krishnananda's explanation of Purusa Sukta is > available at the URL: > > http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/invoc/in_pur.html > > Please note that your quotation is to general and it > is possible that > it could be attributed to other verses in the > Upanishads. > > Warmest regards, > > Ram Chandran > > Note: Sri Sunderji would provide you with a more > authentic answer to > your question. > > advaitin, ken knight > <hilken_98@Y...> wrote: > > Namaste all, > > I have had a request from a friend for the sruti > > source of the following: > > "Closer than hands and feet, closer than > breathing, > > yet infinitely remote.Whose centre is in > everything > > and Whose circumference infinity." > > > Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 > > > > advaitin, ken knight > > <hilken_98@Y...> wrote: > > > I have had a request from a friend for the sruti > > > source of the following: > > > "Closer than hands and feet, closer than > > breathing, > > > yet infinitely remote.Whose centre is in > > everything > > > and Whose circumference infinity." Namaste, The first sentence is from Tennyson's poem, The Higher Pantheism : http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/britlit/tenn/highpan.html "Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet." The second is attributed to both Parmenides and Pascal. Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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