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Ideas of Anon (Upan), by Text
[Indian, fl. 950 BCE, Authors of the Upanishads.]
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'Brihadaranyaka'
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p.87
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8156
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The gods are not worshipped for their own sake, but for the sake of the Self
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'Brihadaranyaka'
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p.109
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8157
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A man with desires is continually reborn, until his desires are stilled
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'Brihadaranyaka'
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p.110
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8158
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Do not seek to know Brahman by arguments, for arguments are idle and vain
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'Brihadaranyaka'
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p.112
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8159
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Damayata - be self-controlled! Datta - be charitable! Dayadhwam - be compassionate!
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'Chandogya'
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p.67
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8152
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Earth, food, fire, sun are all forms of Brahman
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'Chandogya'
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p.68
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8153
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By knowing one piece of clay or gold, you know all of clay or gold
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'Chandogya'
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p.68
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8154
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Originally there must have been just Existence, which could not come from non-existence
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'Chandogya'
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p.71
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8155
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Without speech we cannot know right/wrong, true/false, good/bad, or pleasant/unpleasant
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'Katha'
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p.16
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8142
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The wise prefer good to pleasure; the foolish are drawn to pleasure by desire
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'Katha'
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p.19
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8143
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Self is the rider, intellect the charioteer, mind the reins, and body the chariot
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'Katha'
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p.20
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8144
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Brahman is the Uncaused Cause
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'Katha'
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p.22
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8146
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The immortal in us is the part that never sleeps, and shapes our dreams
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'Katha'
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p.22
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8145
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Those ignorant of Atman return as animals or plants, according to their merits
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'Katha'
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p.24
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8147
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We have an apparent and a true self; only the second one exists, and we must seek to know it
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'Mundaka'
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p.43
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8148
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Brahma, supreme god and protector of the universe, arose from the ocean of existence
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'Mundaka'
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p.44
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8149
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Charity and ritual observance distract from the highest good of religion
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'Mundaka'
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p.47
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8150
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The immortal Self and the sad individual self are like two golden birds perched on one tree
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'Taittiriya'
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p.54
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8151
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Let your teacher be a god to you
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