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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter IV: Death and the Hereafter: Verse 22
"That great, unborn Self, which is identified with the intellect (vijnanamaya) and which dwells in the midst of the organs, lies in the akasa within the heart. It is the controller of all, the lord of all, the ruler of all. It does not become greater through good deeds or smaller through evil deeds. It is the lord of all, the ruler of all beings, the protector of all beings. It is the dam that serves as the boundary to keep the different worlds apart. The brahmins seek to realize It through the study of the Vedas, through sacrifices, through gifts and through austerity which does not lead to annihilation. Knowing It alone one becomes a sage (muni). Wishing for this World (i.e. the Self) alone, monks renounce their homes. "The knowers of Brahman of olden times, it is said, did not wish for offspring because they thought: 'What shall we do with offspring-we who have attained this Self, this World?' They gave up, it is said, their desire for sons, for wealth and for the worlds and led the life of religious mendicants. That which is the desire for sons is the desire for wealth and that which is the desire for wealth is the desire for the worlds; for both these, indeed, are but desires. 'This Self is That which has been described as Not this, not this. It is imperceptible, for It is not perceived; undecaying, for It never decays; unattached, for It is never attached; unfettered, for It never feels pain and never suffers injury. 'Him who knows this these two thoughts do not overcome: For this I did an evil deed and For this I did a good deed. He overcomes both. Things done or not done do not afflict him.'   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Five Chapter XV: The Prayer of a Dying Person: Verse 1
The door (real nature) of the truth (Satya Brahman) is covered by a golden disc. Open it, O Nourisher! Remove it so that I who have been worshipping the truth may behold it. O Nourisher! O lone Traveller of the sky! O Controller! O Sun! O Offspring of Prajapati! Gather your rays. Withdraw your light. I would see through your grace that form of yours which is the most benign. I am indeed He, that purusha who dwells in the sun. I am immortal. Now when my body falls may my breath return to the all-pervading Prana! May this body, reduced to ashes, return to the earth! Om. O Fire, who art the symbol Om, O god of deliberations, remember, remember all that I have done. O Fire, lead us by the good path towards the enjoyment of the fruit of our action. You know, O god, all our deeds. Destroy our sin of deceit. We offer by words repeated salutations to you.   ...more
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1 Samuel: Chapter 24: Verse 5
And the men of David said unto him: 'Behold the day in which the Lord hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.' Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.   ...more
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Deuteronomy: Chapter 28: Verse 53
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters whom the Lord thy God hath given thee; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall straiten thee.   ...more
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1 Kings: Chapter 20: Verse 13
And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the Lord: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.'   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Three Chapter VII: Yajnavalkya and Uddalaka: Verse 1
Then Uddalaka, the son of Aruna, questioned him. "Yajnavalkya," said he, "in the country of Madra we lived in the house of Patanchala, of the line of Kapi, studying the scriptures on the sacrifices. His wife was possessed by a gandharva. We asked him: 'Who are you?' He said: 'I am Kabandha, the son of Atharvan.' He said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, do you know that Sutra by which this world, the other world and all beings are held together?' Patanchala Kapya said: 'I do not know it, venerable Sir.' Then he said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, do you know that Inner Controller who controls this world, the next world and all beings?' Patanchala Kapya said: 'I do not know him, venerable Sir.' Then he said to Patanchala Kapya and those studying the scriptures on the sacrifices: 'O descendant of Kapi, he who knows that Sutra and that Inner Controller indeed knows Brahman; he knows the worlds, he knows the gods, he knows the Vedas, he knows the beings, he knows the self, he knows everything.' He explained it all to them and I know it. If you, Yajnavalkya, do not know that Sutra and that Inner Controller and still take away the cows that belong only to the knowers of Brahman, your head will fall off." "I know, O Gautama, that Sutra and that Inner Controller." "Anyone might say: 'I know, I know.' Tell us what you know."   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part One Chapter I: Meditation on the Horse-sacrifice: Verse 1
Om, verily, the head of the sacrificial horse is the dawn, its eye the sun, its vital breath the wind, its open mouth the Vaisvanara fire and the trunk of the sacrificial horse is the year. The back is heaven, the belly the intermediate region, the hoof the earth, the sides the four quarters, the ribs the intermediate quarters, the limbs the seasons, the joints the months and half-months, the feet the days and nights, the bones the stars, the flesh the clouds. Its half-digested food is the sand, the blood-vessels the rivers, the liver and lungs the mountains, the hair the herbs and trees. The fore part of the horse is the rising sun and the hinder part the setting sun. Its yawn is lightning, its shaking of the body is thunder, its water is rain and its neighing is indeed voice.   ...more
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Chhandogya Upanishad: Part Eight Chapter I: Brahman in the Heart: Verse 2-3
If they should say to him: "Now, with regard to the abode, the small lotus, in this city of Brahman and the small akasa within it-what is there in it that is to be sought after and what is there that one should desire to understand?" Then he (the teacher) should say: "As far as, verily, this great akasa extends, so far extends the akasa within the heart. Both heaven and earth are contained within it, both fire and air, both sun and moon, both lightning and stars; and whatever belongs to him (i.e. the embodied creature) in this world and whatever does not, all that is contained within it (i.e. the akasa in the heart)."   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter I: Partial Definitions of Brahman: Verse 2
Yajnavalkya said: "Let me hear what anyone among your teachers may have told you." "Jitvan, the son of Silina, told me that the organ of speech (fire) is Brahman." "As anyone who had the benefit of being taught by a good mother, father and teacher should say, so did the son of Silina say that the organ of speech is Brahman; for what can be attained by a person who cannot speak? But did he tell you about its abode (body) and support?" "No, he did not." "This Brahman is only one-footed, Your Majesty." "Then you tell us, O Yajnavalkya." "The physical organ of speech is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be mediated upon as intelligence." "What is intelligence, O Yajnavalkya?" "It is the organ of speech, Your Majesty," said Yajnavalkya. "Through the organ of speech alone, O Emperor, are known the Rig-Veda, the Yagur-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharvangirasa, history, ancient lore, the arts, the Upanishads, verses, aphorisms, explanations, commentaries, the results of sacrifices, the result of offering oblations in the fire, the results of giving food and drink, this world, the next world and all beings. "The organ of speech, Your Majesty, is the Supreme Brahman. The organ of speech never deserts him who, knowing this, meditates upon it; all beings eagerly approach him; and being a god, he attains the gods." "I give you a thousand cows with a bull as large as an elephant," said Emperor Janaka. Yajnavalkya replied: "My father was of the opinion that one should not accept gifts from a disciple without fully instructing him."   ...more
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Jeremiah: Chapter 16: Verse 10
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt tell this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee: 'Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?'   ...more
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Jeremiah: Chapter 38: Verse 17
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah: 'Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, thou, and thy house;   ...more
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Taittiriya Upanishad: Part Two: On Brahmananda or the Bliss of Brahman Chapter I: The Sheath of Food: Verse 3
Om. He who knows Brahman attains the Supreme. On the above, the following mantra is recorded: "He who knows Brahman which is Reality, Knowledge and Infinity, hidden in the cave of the heart and in the highest akasa-he, being one with the omniscient Brahman, enjoys simultaneously all desires." From the Atman was born akasa; from akasa, air; from air, fire; from fire, water; from water, earth; from earth, herbs; from herbs, food; from food, man. He, that man, verily consists of the essence of food. This indeed is his head, this right arm is the right wing, this left arm is the left wing, this trunk is his body, this support below the navel is his tail.   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter I: Partial Definitions of Brahman: Verse 6
Yajnavalkya said: "Let me hear what anyone among your teachers may have told you." "Satyakama, the son of Jabala, told me that the mind is Brahman." "As anyone who had the benefit of being taught by a good mother, father and teacher should say, so did the son of Jaa say that the mind is Brahman; for what can be attained by a person who has no mind? But did he tell you about its abode and support?" "No, he did not." "This Brahman is only one-footed, Your Majesty." "Then you tell us, O Yajnavalkya." "The mind is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as bliss." "What is bliss, O Yajnavalkya ?" "It is the mind, Your Majesty," said Yajnavdkya. "Verily, Your Majesty, with the mind a man desires and woos a woman; then a son resembling him is born of her and he is the cause of bliss. The mind, O Emperor, is the Supreme Brahman. "The mind never deserts him who, knowing this, meditates upon it; all beings eagerly approach him; and being a god, he attains the gods." "I give you a thousand cows with a bull as large as an elephant," said Emperor Janaka. Yajnavalkya replied: "My father was of the opinion that one should not accept gifts from a disciple without fully instructing him."   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Three Chapter II: Yajnavalkya and Artabhaga: Verse 13
"Yajnavalkya," said he, "when the vocal organ of this dead person merges in fire, the nose in air, the eye in the sun, the mind in the moon, the ear in the quarters, the body in the earth, the akasa (space) in the heart in the external akasa, the hair on the body in the herbs, the hair on the head in the trees and the blood and semen are deposited in water, where is that person then?" Yajnavalkya said: "Give me your hand, dear Artabhaga. We shall decide this between ourselves; we cannot do it in a crowd." Then they went out and deliberated and what they talked about was karma (work) and what they praised was karma: one becomes good through good karma and evil through evil karma. Thereupon Artabhaga, of the line of Jaratkaru, held his peace.   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter I: Partial Definitions of Brahman: Verse 3
Yajnavalkya said: "Let me hear what anyone among your teachers may have told you." "Udanka, the son of Sulba, told me that the vital breath (prana) is Brahman." "As anyone who had the benefit of being taught by a good mother, father and teacher should say, so did the son of Sulba say that the vital breath is Brahman; for what can be attained by a person who does not live? But did he tell you about its abode and support?" "No, he did not." "This Brahman is only one-footed, Your Majesty." "Then you tell us, O Yajnavalkya." "The vital breath is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as dear." "What is that dearness, O Yajnavalkya?" "It is the vital breath, Your Majesty," said Yajnavalkya. "For the sake of that vital breath (life), O Emperor, one performs sacrifices for him for whom they should not be performed and accepts gifts from him from whom they should not be accepted; nay, for the sake of the vital breath, O Emperor, one may go to a quarter where one runs the risk of losing one's life. "The vital breath, O Emperor, is the Supreme Brahman. The vital breath never deserts him who, knowing what has just been said, meditates upon it; all beings eagerly approach him; and being a god, he attains the gods." "I give you a thousand cows with a bull as large as an elephant," said Emperor Janaka. Yajnavalkya replied: "My father was of the opinion that one should not accept gifts from a disciple without fully instructing him."   ...more
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2 Kings: Chapter 7: Verse 2
Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said: 'Behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might this thing be?' And he said: 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.'   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter I: Partial Definitions of Brahman: Verse 4
Yajnavalkya said: "Let me hear what anyone among your teachers may have told you. "Barku, the son of Vrishna, told me that the eye is Brahman." "As anyone who had the benefit of being taught by a good mother, father and teacher should say, so did the son of Vrishna say that the eye is Brahman; for what can be attained by a person who cannot see? But did he tell you about its abode and support?" "No, he did not." "This Brahman is only one-footed, Your Majesty." "Then you tell us, O Yajnavalkya." "The eye is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as truth." "What is truth, O Yajnavalkya?" "It is the eye, Your Majesty," said Yajnavalkya. "Verily, Your Majesty, if one asks a person who has seen with his eyes: 'Have you seen?' and he answers: 'Yes, I have,' then it is true. "The eye, Your Majesty, is the Supreme Brahman. The eye never deserts him who, knowing what has just been said, meditates upon it; all beings eagerly approach him; and being a god, he attains the gods." "I give you a thousand cows with a bull as large as an elephant," said Emperor Janaka. Yajnavalkya replied: "My father was of the opinion that one should not accept gifts from a disciple without fully instructing him."   ...more
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Part Four Chapter I: Partial Definitions of Brahman: Verse 7
Yajnavalkya said: "Let me hear what anyone among your teachers may have told you." "Vidaghdha, the son of Sakala, told me that the heart is Brahman." "As anyone who had the benefit of being taught by a good mother, father and teacher should say, so did the son of Sakala say that the heart is Brahman; for what can be attained by a person who is without a heart? But did he tell you about its abode and support?" "No, he did not." "This Brahman is only one-footed, Your Majesty." "Then you tell us, O Yajnavalkya." "The heart is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as stability." "What is stability, O Yajnavalkya?" "It is the heart," said Yajnavalkya. "Verily, Your Majesty, the heart is the abode of all beings and the heart, Your Majesty, is the support of all beings. The heart, O Emperor, is the Supreme Brahman. "The heart never deserts him who, knowing this, meditates upon it; all beings eagerly approach him; and being a god, he attains the gods." "I give you a thousand cows with a bull as large as an elephant," said Emperor Janaka. Yajnavalkya replied: "My father was of the opinion that one should not accept gifts from a disciple without fully instructing him."   ...more
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2 Kings: Chapter 8: Verse 13
And Hazael said: 'But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?' And Elisha answered: 'The the Lord hath shown me that thou shalt be king over Aram.'   ...more
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Deuteronomy: Chapter 20: Verse 14
but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.   ...more
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2 Samuel: Chapter 20: Verse 21
The matter is not so; but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.' And the woman said unto Joab: 'Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.'   ...more
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2 Kings: Chapter 20: Verse 5
'Return, and say to Hezekiah the prince of My people: Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.   ...more
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Deuteronomy: Chapter 12: Verse 20
When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.   ...more
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2 Samuel: Chapter 16: Verse 8
the Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.'   ...more
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1 Samuel: Chapter 14: Verse 45
And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it; as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day.' So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.   ...more
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