wisdom quotes from upanishads

 

1. that immortal brahman alone is before, that brahman is behind, that brahman is to the right and left. brahman alone pervades everything above and below; this universe is that supreme brahman alone. – mundaka upanishad
2. this syllable Om is indeed brahman. this syllable is the highest. whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. – katha upanishad
3. Om is the bow; the atman is the arrow; brahman is said to be the mark. it is to be struck by an undistracted mind. then the atman becomes one with brahman, as the arrow with the target. – mundaka upanishad
4. the knowing self is not born; it does not die. it has not sprung from anything; nothing has sprung from it. birthless, eternal, everlasting and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed. – katha upanishad
5. the wise man beholds all beings in the self and the self in all
   beings; for that reason he does not hate anyone. – isa upanishad
6. it is indeed the mind that is the cause of men’s bondage and liberation. the mind that is attached to sense-objects leads to bondage, while dissociated from sense-objects it tends to lead to liberation. – amrita-bindu upanishad
7. the self that is subtler than the subtle and greater than the great is seated in the heart of every creature. one who is free from desire sees the glory of the self through the tranquillity of the mind and senses and becomes absolved from grief. – katha upanishad
8. this atman, resplendent and pure, whom the sinless sannyasins behold residing within the body, is attained by unceasing practice of truthfulness, austerity, right knowledge and continence.  – mundaka upanishad
9. to the seer, all things have verily become the self: what delusion, what sorrow, can there be for him who beholds that oneness? – isa upanishad
10. dissolve the self in the supreme self as the pot-space is dissolved in infinite space; then, as the infinite be silent for ever, o sage! – adhyatma upanishad