Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Hare Krishna, dear Maharaj and prabhus PAMHO Maybe it is the following quote VI-viii-1: Once Uddalaka Aruni said to his son Svetaketu, ‘Dear boy, know from me the true nature of sleep. When a man is said to be sleeping, then, dear boy, he has become united with Being and has attained his own nature. Hence people speak of him as sleeping, for them he has attained his own nature. VI-viii-2: ‘Just as a bird tied to a string, after flying in various directions and finding no resting place elsewhere, takes refuge at the very place where to it is tied, even so, dear boy, that mind, after flying in various directions and finding no resting place elsewhere, takes refuge in Prana alone; for the mind, dear boy, is tied to Prana. All the Upanisads online are in http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads.html The translations might be a bit impersonalistic but even then, the Vaisnavas can understand the Upanisads from a proper perspective. ys: ARd Bhakti Vikasa Swami <Bhakti.Vikasa.Swami wrote: Sometimes so-called scholars, distraught after many years of impersonal speculation and enjoyment of materialistic life, become fearful and anxious. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati compares such disturbed philosophers to the bound vulture in the Chandogya Upanisad. SB 11.2.7 ppt. What is the analogy of the bound vulture from the Chandogya Upanisad? Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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