What is in Upanishadas

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MANDYUK UPANISHADA<br><br>=> The three Matras

of AUM are three padas (steps) of the Atman (SOUL).

This constitutes the Sagun Brahman (God with

qualities)<br><br>=> The Om without the Matras is the Atman without

the aspects. This constitutes Nirguna Brahman (God

without aspects).<br><br>=> Meditation on the Om is

the means of realizing the Brahman.<br><br>=>

Brahman is the only one, non-dual reality; and there is

nothing else but Brahman.<br><br>=> Whatever appears

to be there other than the Brahman is as illusory as

the appearance of a serpent on a rope. Here the

example of serpent on a rope is shown…if a person in the

darkness sees a rope and thinks it is a snake and is

afraid and tries to save himself from the snake, but

after knowing, in light, that it was not a snake but a

rope, all fears vanish. The rope was never a snake but

mind made it so….Universe is explained like

this.<br><br>=> Whatever appears to be there other than the

Brahman is as illusory as the appearance of a serpant on

a rope.<br><br>=> This illusion occurs due to

Maya-the inscrutable power of the Brahman. However, the

substance on which the appearances occur is the

Brhaman.<br><br>=> As there is nothing but Brahman, nothing is

born.<br><br>=> And as there is Ajati (not born), nothing can

touch the Brahman.<br><br>=> So though immanent in

all the objects of samasara (Universe) and though it

is the shelter and ground of all, the Brahman is

ever transcendent, self-effulgent, uncontaminated and

full of bliss and peace.<br><br>Hari Aum