All (everything) is the Brahman of the Upanishads. [115], The section 5.2 is notable for its mention in a ritual the use of kañsa (goblet-like musical instrument) and chamasa (spoon shaped object). University of California press, 1996. That is Reality. [25], The legend in section 1.2 of Chandogya Upanishad states that gods took the Udgitha (song of Om) unto themselves, thinking, "with this [song] we shall overcome the demons". Home > Divine Life > Scriptures > Brahma Vidya > The Upanishads > Essence of The Chandogya Upanishad: Essence of the Chhandogya Upanishad. [26] The Prajapati is man in general, in this allegory. One day, they all went to attend a function in a neighboring village. [121][125], The verse 5.10.8 of the Chandogya Upanishad is notable for two assertions. subchapters called Khandas. The Taittiriya Upanishad is also part of the Yajur Veda. The Chandogya Upanishad contains eight chapters, with each chapter divided into This edition includes the Sanskrit text, latin transliteration and word-for-word explanation of terms, as well as the English translation and a commentary. Rathantara Sama is ordained to be viewed as process of generating fire by rubbing two wood pieces. A story of king Janushruti Pautrayana and Self realized seer Raikva is told in this chapter. Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass. •The Upanishad is the legendary story of Nachiketa– the son of Sage Vajasravasa, who meets Yama(the Hindu deity of death). [126] This idea of universal oneness of all souls, seeing others as oneself, seeing Brahman as Atman and Atman as Brahman, became a foundational premise for Vedanta theologians.[126][127]. [134], The text in volume 2, through Uddalaka, asserts that there is disagreement between people on how the universe came into existence, whether in the beginning there was a Sat (सत्, Truth, Reality, Being) without a second, or whether there was just A-sat (असत्, Nothingness, non-Being) without a second. Unto him said his father, " O Swetaketu, [go and] abide as a Brahmachari [in the house of a tutor], for verily, child, none of our race has neglected the Vedas and therebybrought disgrace on himself." [145][146] The one who knows life-principle, states the Upanishad, becomes Ativadin (speaker with inner confidence, speaker of excellence). One must adore and revere Understanding as the Brahman. It is the symbol of awe, of reverence, of threefold knowledge because Adhvaryu invokes it, the Hotr recites it, and Udgatr sings it. Of the available commentaries, the oldest was written by Adi Shankara. Along with Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, the Chandogyopanishad is an ancient source of principal fundamentals of Vedanta philosophy. This whole world is his Soul. [116] When the knowledge seekers arrive, the king pays his due respect to them, gives them gifts, but the five ask him about Vaisvanara Self. He who has Belief[150] is the one who Thinks, therefore one must desire to understand why one Believes (Śraddhā, श्रद्दधा), [143] Higher than Will, states section 7.5 of the Upanishad, is Chitta (चित्त, thought, consciousness) because when a man Thinks he forms his Will. A meditational practice called Samvarga Vidya is described. He said, "Deign to give me instruction, O Lord." [30], The tenth through twelfth volumes of the first Prapathaka of Chandogya Upanishad describe a legend about priests and it criticizes how they go about reciting verses and singing hymns without any idea what they mean or the divine principle they signify. Gayatra Sama is ordained to be viewed as Mind, Speech, Eye, etc. Fruit of this upasana is worshipper attains Sun's form ( Aditya Swarupa ). This is the content of ninth khanda. The identity expressed in this judgment was variously interpreted by the different darshan s (schools) of the orthodox philosophy of Vedanta. The precept is repeated nine times at the end of sections 6.8 through 6.16 of the Upanishad, as follows, स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदँ सर्वं तत्सत्यँ स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो The name of the Upanishad is derived from the word Chanda or chandas, which means "poetic meter, prosody". [128] Section 75 of the Upanishads for Awakening. The day and daily life of a human being is mapped to the seven-fold structure in volumes 2.9 and 2.10 of the Upanishad. %----- % Portion from the `readme' document file for the original encoding % The remaining portion explains the conventions of markers, sandhIs, % verse numbering, separation of compounds, textual analysis guidance % et cetera. [173], John Arapura states, "The Chandogya Upanishad sets forth a profound philosophy of language as chant, in a way that expresses the centrality of the Self and its non-duality". [48][50], The 22nd volume of the second chapter discusses the structure of vowels (svara), consonants (sparsa) and sibilants (ushman).[49]. [Where Brahman-Atman dwells], there are all our true desires, but hidden by what is false. [25][26] The deities inside man – the body organs and senses of man are great, but they all revere the life-principle because it is the essence and the lord of all of them. [171] The one who knows his soul, continues to study the Vedas and concentrates on his soul, who is harmless towards all living beings, who thus lives all his life, reaches the Brahma-world and does not return, states Chandogya Upanishad in its closing chapter.[171]. One day, they all went to attend a function in a neighboring village. [1] The precise chronology of Chandogya Upanishad is uncertain, and it is variously dated to have been composed by the 8th to 6th century century BCE in India. One must adore and revere Food as manifestation of Brahman. Of a truth Nārada repaired to Sanatkumāra. •The Upanishad is the legendary story of Nachiketa– the son of Sage Vajasravasa, who meets Yama(the Hindu deity of death). Emphasis is given to guna-based varna. The Mahavakya "That art Thou" (Tatvamasi) is found in this chapter. The fourth chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad opens with the story of king Janasruti and "the man with the cart" named Raikva. Indeed, he who knows the noblest and the best, becomes the noblest and the best. These are called the Dashopanishads and are known for their philosophical depth, having become popular through the commentaries of Adi Shankara and Madhvacharya. [145] Without speech, men can't share this knowledge, and one must adore and revere speech as manifestation of Brahman. [104], Upakosala has a conversation with sacrificial fires, which inform him that Brahman is life, Brahman is joy and bliss, Brahman is infinity, and the means to Brahman is not through depressing, hard penance. [68] Gayatri as speech sings to everything and protects them, asserts the text.[68][69]. [3], The Upanishad belongs to the Tandya school of the Samaveda. Shakvaree Sama is ordained to be viewed as different worlds. It calls it the coarse, the medium and the finest essence. The Upanishad, in these meditations, tries to introduce us into a new type of knowledge which is the solution to the sorrows that are incumbent upon being subject to the laws of this natural phenomenon. •Their conversation evolves to a discussion of the nature of man, knowledge,Atman (Soul,Self) and moksha (liberation) •Katha literally means "distress". Patrick Olivelle (2014), The Early Upanishads, Oxford University Press. The adults are described as five great householders and great theologians who once came together and held a discussion as to what is our Self, and what is Brahman?[126]. [145][147] Deeper than this name, is speech asserts verse 7.2.1, because speech is what communicates all outer worldly knowledge as well as what is right and what is wrong, what is true and what is false, what is good and what is bad, what is pleasant and what is unpleasant. [97] Raikva, is mentioned as "the man with the cart", very poor and of miserable plight (with sores on his skin), but he has the Brahman-Atman knowledge that is, "his self is identical with all beings". This tale helps us realise us that “Everything in the world is part of the same consciousness.” Meditating on the story of Satyakama Jabala brings us closer to the realisation of Brahman (pure consciousness) Having begun his apprenticeship with a teacher when he was twelve years of The rising and setting of the sun is likened to man's cyclic state of clarity and confusion, while the spiritual state of knowing Upanishadic insight of Brahman is described by Chandogya Upanishad as being one with Sun, a state of permanent day of perfect knowledge, the day which knows no night. Other scholars point to the structure of the verse and its explicit "three branches" declaration. Whatever has been, whatever will be, whatever is, and whatever is not, is all inside that palace asserts the text, and the resident of the palace is the Brahman, as Atman – the Self, the Soul. [133][134] To say that there is no root, no core is incorrect, because "nothing is without a root cause", assert verses 6.8.3 through 6.8.5 of the Upanishad. Chhandogya Upanishad. One more Upasana of Udgeetha is told in Sixth khanda for obtaining all round wealth. The fable, found in many other Principal Upanishads,[117] describes a rivalry between eyes, ears, speech, mind. स्तप एव द्वितीयो ब्रह्मचार्याचार्यकुलवासी तृतीयो Chandogya Upanishad: Embedded in the Sama Veda and considered as old as the Brhadaranyaka, though the date of composition is unknown. [43] The latter include Hinkāra (हिङ्कार, preliminary vocalizing), Prastāva (प्रस्ताव, propose, prelude, introduction), Udgītha (उद्गीत, sing, chant), Pratihāra (प्रतिहार, response, closing) and Nidhana (निधन, finale, conclusion). Unto him said the other, " Relate unto me what you know, I shall then teach you what is beyond." To him his father, Uddâlaka, said: “Svetaketu, go to school; for there is none belonging to our race, darling, who, not having studied (the Veda), is, as it were, a Brahmana by birth only.” 2. Tapas (austerity, meditation) is the second, while dwelling as a Brahmacharya for education in the house of a teacher is third, [147] Narada asks Sanatkumara to explain, and asks what is better than the worldly knowledge. [144] Greater than Food, states section 7.10 of the Upanishad, is Āpah (आप, water) because without Water one cannot grow Food, famines strike and living creatures perish. The text states in section 7.8, that higher than Understanding is Bala (बल, strength, vigor) because a Strong man physically prevails over the men with Understanding. [135] These coarse becomes waste, the medium builds the body or finest essence nourishes the mind. He who speaks with excellence is one who speaks of Truth, therefore one must desire to understand[149] the Truth (Satya, सत्य), The Upanishad, in these meditations, tries to introduce us into a new type of knowledge which is the solution to the sorrows that are incumbent upon being subject to the laws of this natural phenomenon. In that way are you, Śvetaketu. [147] This hierarchy, states Paul Deussen, is strange, convoluted possibly to incorporate divergent prevailing ideas in the ancient times. To bring the wisdom and spiritual knowledge of the Upanishads to the digital age, making it universally available, easily accessible, and open to constructive debate in a manner that helps people around the world across varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds live better lives and face the … He who Understands the Truth speaks the Truth, therefore one must desire to understand what is Understanding (Vijñana, विज्ञान), The Chandogya Upanishad is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism. [56][57] Olivelle disagrees however, and states that even the explicit use of the term asrama or the mention of the "three branches of dharma" in section 2.23 of Chandogya Upanishad does not necessarily indicate that the asrama system was meant. Page Page 1111 Chandogya Upanishad – Chapter 6 (Dialogue between Uddalaka and Svetaketu) – Some Shlokas Version 1.0, 27th June 2010 Sources Sources Sanskrit: It is divided into three … When he was twelve, his father said to him, “It is time for you to find a spiritual teacher. There lived once Svetaketu. Each of these nourishment has three constituents, asserts the Upanishad in volumes 4 through 7 of the sixth chapter. Om, let us drink! This is endless. According to a 1998 review by Olivelle,[14] Chandogya was composed by 7th or 6th century BCE, give or take a century or so. in worldview, as wind, lightning etc. Scholars have also questioned[91] whether this part of the verse is an interpolation, or just a different Krishna Devikaputra than deity Krishna,[92] because the much later age Sandilya Bhakti Sutras, a treatise on Krishna,[93] cites later age compilations such as Narayana Upanishad and Atharvasiras 6.9, but never cites this verse of Chandogya Upanishad. Tenth khanda ordains Upasana of syllables of seven organs of Seven Fold Sama (Sapta Vidha Sama Namakshara Upasana). [121][125] The baby is born in the tenth month, lives a life, and when deceased, they carry him and return him to the fire because fire is where he arose, whence he came out of. CHANDOGYO UPANISHAD 1 Om apyayantu mamangani vakpranascaksuh srotramatho balamindriyam ca sarvani I Sarvam brahmopanisadam I Maham brahma nirakuryam ma ma brahma nirakarodanirakaranam astvanirakaranam me’stuI Tadatmani nirate ya upanisatu dharmaste mayi santu te mayi santu I Om santih santih santih II Heat, food and water nourish all living beings, regardless of the route they are born. In volumes 2 through 26 of the seventh chapter, the Upanishad presents, in the words of Sanatkumara, a hierarchy of progressive meditation, from outer worldly knowledge to inner worldly knowledge, from finite current knowledge to infinite Atman knowledge, as a step-wise journey to Self and infinite bliss. The syllable OM is called by the term UdGeetha since a priest designated as Udgata starts his singing of Sama's with OM in Vedic yajnas. The Story of Svetaketu When Svetaketu was twelve years old, he was sent to a teacher with whom he studied until he was twenty-four. [147], The Chandogya Upanishad, in sections 7.16 through 7.26 presents a series of connected statements, as follows[148]. [133][135] The commentators[133] to this section of Chandogya Upanishad explain that in this metaphor, the home is Sat (Truth, Reality, Brahman, Atman), the forest is the empirical world of existence, the "taking away from his home" is symbolism for man's impulsive living and his good and evil deeds in the empirical world, eye cover represent his impulsive desires, removal of eye cover and attempt to get out of the forest represent the seekings about meaning of life and introspective turn to within, the knowledgeable ones giving directions is symbolism for spiritual teachers and guides. Yoga Vasistha. The Chhandogya Upanishad is one of the most prominent among the major group of philosophical and mystical texts constituting one of thethreefold foundation of India’s spiritual lore, the tripod of Indian Culture, being constituted of the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita. [37] This volume is one of many sections that does not fit with the preceding text or text that follows. [63] The Brahman is stated in these volume of verses to be the sun of the universe, and the 'natural sun' is a phenomenal manifestation of the Brahman, states Paul Deussen. N ow we come to a very interesting part of the Chandogya Upanishad which consists of stories of seekers who came to know Brahman.. A feature that will seem odd to Western readers is the instruction of some of the … John Oman (2014), The Natural and the Supernatural, Cambridge University Press. 4, pages 610-616, Max Muller translates as "know", instead of "understand", see Max Muller, The Upanishads Part 1, page 121, verse 7.16.1, Oxford University Press. But the Brahmasamstha – one who is firmly grounded in Brahman – alone achieves immortality. [133][135] The various objects produced from these materials do not change the essence, they change the form. One must adore and revere the Space as the Brahman. [115] The common essence of the theory, as found in various ancient Indian texts, is that "the inner fire, the soul, is universal and common in all men, whether they are friends or foe, good or bad". A cloud is formed, that is Prastāva [64], The simile of "honey" is extensively developed, with Vedas, the Itihasa and mythological stories, and the Upanishads are described as flowers. The Buddhists speak of the transcending of ordinary existence, the realization of a new mode of being, as breaking the shell of the egg. Deeper than Meditation, states section 7.7 of the Upanishad, is Vijñana (विज्ञान, knowledge, understanding) because when a man Understands he continues Meditating. The "Chandogya Upanishad" is a Sanskrit text that has served as a core text for the Vedanta school of Hinduism.The name is derived from the Sanskrit, chanda, meaning “poetic meter,” and Upanishad, meaning “sitting at the foot of.” It is considered one of the oldest Upanishads and consists of eight chapters. This chapter has 19 khanda's. [166] Thereafter, the text structures its analysis of true and false Atman as four answers. WG Archer (2004), The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry, Dover, for example, verse 4.9.2 states: ब्रह्मविदिव वै सोम्य भासि को नु त्वानुशशासेत्यन्ये मनुष्येभ्य इति ह प्रतिजज्ञे. [74], The universe, states the Chandogya Upanishad in section 3.15, is a treasure-chest and the refuge for man. One must adore and revere Water as the Brahman. Life-principle is free from evil, it is inherently good. [143] Higher than Heat, states section 7.12 of the Upanishad, is Ākāsa (आकाश, space, ether) because it is Space where the sun, moon, stars and Heat reside. That is Atman (Soul). Sri Ramanuja makes many references to these two scholars in his commentaries, Vedanta Sangraha and Sri Bhasya. [100][103], The volumes 4.10 through 4.15 of Chandogya Upanishad present the third conversational story through a student named Upakosala. [1] It is one of the oldest Upanishads. [145] Higher than Strength, states section 7.9 of the Upanishad, is Anna (अन्नं, food, nourishment) because with proper Food, man becomes Strong. Other articles where Chandogya is discussed: creation myth: Creation from the cosmic egg: …world is symbolized in the Chandogya Upanishad by the breaking of an egg, and the universe is referred to as an egg in other sources. That is why, asserts the text, people cremate a dead body and respect a living person with the same body. Patrick Olivelle (2014), The Early Upanishads. [121][122] These sections are nearly identical to those found in section 14.9.1 of Sathapatha Brahmana, in section 6.2 of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, and in chapter 1 of Kaushitaki Upanishad. It is divided into eight Prapathakas and presents the importance of speech, language, songs and chants to the man’s quest for wisdom and ultimate perfection [132], The Tat Tvam Asi precept emerges in a tutorial conversation between a father and son, Uddalaka Aruni and 24-year-old Śvetaketu Aruneya respectively, after the father sends his boy to school saying "go to school Śvetaketu, as no one in our family has ever gone to school", and the son returns after completing 12 years of school studies. Section 75 of the Upanishads for Awakening. The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the "primary" (mukhya) Upanishads. There are three branches of Dharma (religious life, duty): Yajna (sacrifice), Svādhyāya (self study) and Dāna (charity) are the first, [133][134], Man's journey to self-knowledge and self-realization, states volume 6.14 of Chandogya Upanishad, is like a man who is taken from his home in Gandharas, with his eyes covered, into a forest full of life-threatening dangers and delicious fruits, but no human beings. [146] One must adore and revere Mind as Brahman. Man has many desires of food and drink and song and music and friends and objects, and fulfillment of those desires make him happy states the Chandogya Upanishad in sections 8.2 and 8.3; but those desires are fleeting, and so is the happiness that their fulfillment provides because both are superficial and veiled in untruth. Invocation . [15], A notable structural feature of Chandogya Upanishad is that it contains many nearly identical passages and stories also found in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, but in precise meter. Yet in its full presentation, Deussen remarks, "it is magnificent, excellent in construction, and commands an elevated view of man's deepest nature". [171] This knowledge of Self is immortal, and the one who knows his own self joins the glory of the Brahman-knowers, the glory of Rajas (kings) and the glory of the people. Though there are more than two hundred Upanishads, ten are principal. [131] After learning all the Vedas, he returned home full of conceit in the belief that he was consummately well-educated, and very censorious. To him his father, Uddâlaka, said: “Svetaketu, go to school; for there is none belonging to our race, darling, who, not having studied (the. He who knows stability,[112] becomes stable. Together with the Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad it ranks among the oldest Upanishads, dating to the Vedic Brahmana period (probably before mid-first millennium BCE). Taittiriya Upanishad. Collection of stories from the Upanishads in English and Hindi narrated by various authors. CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD | Chapter 7 CHĀNDOGYA UPANISHAD. There was a student named Svetaketu who was the son of sage Uddalaka. [165] The opening passage declares Self as the one that is eternally free of grief, suffering and death; it is happy, serene being that desires, feels and thinks what it ought to. [162], The section is notable for the mention of "hermit's life in the forest" cultural practice, in verse 8.5.3. [121], The two paths of after-life, states the text, are Devayana – the path of the Devas (gods), and Pitryana – the path of the fathers. [146] One must adore and revere Thought as manifestation of Brahman. [144][145] Narada admits to Sanatkumara that none of these have led him to Self-knowledge, and he wants to know about Self and Self-knowledge. Hari Om! The winds blow, that is Hinkāra The Chandogya Upanishad provided one of the earliest descriptions of the return of the soul after death in the story of King Pravahana Jaivali’s instruction to a great sage, Uddalaka Aruni. S Sharma and U Sharma (2005), Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Hinduism, Motilal Banarsidass. [145] Higher than Water, asserts section 7.11 of the Upanishad, is Tejas (तेजस्, heat, fire) because it is Heat combined with Wind and Atmosphere that bring Rain Water. Section I. [21][22] The highest song is Om, asserts volume 1.1 of Chandogya Upanishad. [121], All existence is a cycle of fire, asserts the text, and the five fires are:[123][124] the cosmos as altar where the fuel is sun from which rises the moon, the cloud as altar where the fuel is air from which rises the rain, the earth as altar where the fuel is time (year) from which rises the food (crops), the man as altar where the fuel is speech from which rises the semen, and the woman as altar where the fuel is sexual organ from which rises the fetus. Chandogya Upanishad The Story of Svetaketu I 1. यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च ह वै श्रेष्ठश्च भवति It rains, that is an Udgītha Several major Bhasyas (reviews, commentaries) on Chandogya Upanishad have been written by Sanskrit scholars of ancient and medieval India. Thirteenth khanda describes the various Upasana's of Sthobha-Akshara's. 4, pages 431-451. The thirteen syllables listed are Stobhaksharas, sounds used in musical recitation of hymns, chants and songs. Space, said he. [145][146] "By strength does the world stand", states verse 7.8.1 of Chandogya Upanishad. A Story From the Upanishads About Self Ten students used to study together under a teacher. [133][138], The "Tat Tvam Asi" phrase is called a Mahavakya. [15][16] The first chapter of the Brahmana is short and concerns ritual-related hymns to celebrate a marriage ceremony[17] and the birth of a child. This whole universe is Brahman. A story from Chhandogya Upanishad – Part II January 26, 2015 Philosophy, Reflections, Upanishad Chhandogya Upanishad - 2, Upanishad story It is simply amazing how 5000 years ago, teachers and students of the Upanishads tried to find the answers of fundamental questions of life and the universe through simple available means. [133][135], In the verses of volume 3, Uddalaka asserts that life emerges through three routes: an egg, direct birth of a living being, and as life sprouting from seeds. [145] Deeper than Mind, asserts section 7.4 of the Upanishad, is Sankalpa (सङ्कल्प, will, conviction) because when a man Wills he applies his Mind, when man applies his Mind he engages Speech and Name. [31] John Oman, in his review of the satire in section 1.12 of the Chandogya Upanishad, states, "More than once we have the statement that ritual doings only provide merit in the other world for a time, whereas the right knowledge rids of all questions of merit and secures enduring bliss".[35]. by Swami Sivananda. Max Muller notes that the term "space" above, was later asserted in the Vedanta Sutra verse 1.1.22 to be a symbolism for the Vedic concept of Brahman. Chhandogya Upanishad. Once Satyakāma Jābāla said to his mother Jabālā: ‘Revered mother, I would like to live with a teacher as a celibate student. It is associated with the Samaveda. The boy Satyakama Jabala described in volumes 4.4 through 4.9 of the text, is declared to be the grown up Guru (teacher) with whom Upakosala has been studying for twelve years in his Brahmacharya. [98] The rich generous king is referred to as Ṡūdra, while the poor working man with the cart is called Brāhmaṇa (one who knows the Brahman knowledge). Of a truth there lived Swetaketu son of Aruṇa. All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the Upanishads. A meditation technique of concentrating in the cave of heart about Brahman (Dahara Vidya) is told in this chapter, Prise de Jérusalem par Hérode le Grand.jpg, Swami Krishnananda Speaks on The Chhandogya Upanishad, https://religion.wikia.org/wiki/Chandogya_Upanishad?oldid=278762. [124] The path of the fathers, in after-life, is for those who live a life of rituals, sacrifices, social service and charity – these enter heaven, but stay there in proportion to their merit in their just completed life, then they return to earth to be born as rice, herbs, trees, sesame, beans, animals or human beings depending on their conduct in past life. 4.4.2. May my limbs, speech, Prana, eye, ear, strength and all my senses grow vigorous. Deussen Paul, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass. THE STORY OF INDRA AND VIROCHAN – ÃTMAVIDYÃ ... (Chãndogya Upanishad: 8/11/1). Uddalaka states in volume 6.10 of the Upanishad, that there comes a time when all human beings and all creatures know not, "I am this one, I am that one", but realize that they are One Truth, One Reality, and the whole world is one Atman. It is part of the Chandogya Brahmana, which has ten chapters. [133][134] The father inquires if Śvetaketu had learnt at school that by which "we perceive what cannot be perceived, we know what cannot be known"? 16, No. M Ram Murty (2012), Indian Philosophy, An introduction, Broadview Press, Hardin McClelland (1921), Religion and Philosophy in Ancient India, The Open Court, Vol. Fourth khanda continues telling one more method ( Upasana )for meditating upon OM as the Eternal and Ultimate Refuge ( Amritam, Abhayam) and tells that one who mediatates this way becomes himself an Eternal and Ultimate Refuge. This is told in the form of a story of Three Scholars of Sama. If one searches the Atman following the scriptures and the guidance… I It is one of the oldest Upanishads. Eighth khanda ordains Seven-Fold Sama. [51][54], The discussion of ethics and moral conduct in man's life re-appears in other chapters of Chandogya Upanishad, such as in section 3.17. [39], The first volume of the second chapter states that the reverence for entire Sāman (साम्न, chant) is sādhu (साधु, good), for three reasons. He who Grows Forth[151] is the one who Believes, therefore one must desire to understand what yields Growing Forth (Nististhati, निस्तिष्ठति), The other eight constitute the Chandogya Upanishad. [118][119][120], The volumes 5.3 through 5.10 of Chandogya Upanishad present the Pancagnividya, or the doctrine of "five fires and two paths in after-life". [73][75][76] These are. To reach Svarga, asserts the text, understand these doorkeepers. [156][169][170], With the knowledge of the Brahman, asserts the text, one goes from darkness to perceiving a spectrum of colors and shakes off evil. That which is this universe and the Arts, Cambridge Scholars Publishing Prajapati states, Relate... Back into space, greater than these worlds ] Phillips states that the ultimate heaven and world... 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