Full Idea
Like two birds of golden plumage, the individual self and the immortal Self perch on the branches of the same tree. The individual self, deluded by forgetfulness of his identity with the divine self, bewildered by his ego, grieves and is sad.
Gist of Idea
The immortal Self and the sad individual self are like two golden birds perched on one tree
Source
Anon (Upan) (The Upanishads [c.950 BCE], 'Mundaka')
Book Reference
'The Upanishads', ed/tr. Prabhavananda /Manchester [Mentor 1957], p.47
A Reaction
Hinduism gives a much clearer and bolder picture of the soul than Christianity does. I don't see much consolation in the immortality of the wonderful Self, if my individual self is doomed to misery and extinction. Which one is me?