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    upaniṣat

    Devanāgarī: उपनिषत् Translation: to sit down near to; esoteric doctrine; a class of philosophical writings Related concepts:mahānārāyaṇa, taittirīya, āraṇyaka, māṇḍūkya

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    “There are many texts on Yoga and Yoga is found in one form or another in the Upaniṣat.
    Yoga for them is the means to realise God and OM is the key to that process.
    So many Upaniṣad mention OM because most Upaniṣat
    are involved with Vedānta or the movement towards God.”
    – TKV Desikachar “The use and abuse of OM”,
    Lecture on September 5th 1983 in Zinal, Switzerland

    “na iti na iti – not this, not this”
    Defining our relationship with awareness,
    is an inquiry into re-defining our relationship with matter.
    – Bṛhad Āraṇyaka Upaniṣat II.3.6

    “In each one of us there is
    something that experiences.”
    – TKV Desikachar Introduction `
    to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

    “My belief in Yoga is not
    dependant on a belief in God,
    whereas in Vedānta it is.”
    – TKV Desikachar Introduction
    to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

    “Yoga – To Link to myself.
    Hinduism – To Link to God.”
    – TKV Desikachar introduction
    to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

    “Śraddhā can’t be taught,
    but can be kindled.”
    – From my notes studying Taittirīyra Upaniṣad
    Chapter Three verse 5 with TKV Desikachar

    “In observation,
    try to go from Annamaya
    to the deeper levels.”
    – From my notes studying Taittirīyra Upaniṣad
    Chapter Three verse 2 with TKV Desikachar

    “The self-born creator bored the sense openings outwards,
    so the self looks out at the world rather than inwards.
    A wise person, wanting to taste the state of immortality,
    stops the senses from moving outwards and turns within to the essence.”
    – Kaṭha Upaniṣaṭ 2.1.1.

    “Dreams can be situations
    which amplify Vāsana.”
    – TKV Desikachar on the
    Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣat verse 4

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