Fifteen Principal Upanishads

AITAREYA III.5.2 • FIFTEEN UPANISHADS

Perception, direction, discrimination, intelligence, wisdom, insight, steadfastness, thought, thoughtfulness, impulse, memory, conception, purpose, life-breath, desire, and will—all these are indeed but various names for Consciousness. 2 original: "prajñāna"; this list identifies sixteen functions of the mind as being manifestations of a single underlying awareness

This Brahman the Absolute Reality is Indra; this is Prajapati the Lord of Procreation; this is all these gods; and these five great elements mahabhuta—namely, Earth, Air, Space, Water, and Light; and these mixed with small creatures, and those of various seeds: those born from eggs andaja, those born from wombs jaruja, those born from sweat svedaja, and those born from sprouts udbhijja; horses, cows, humans, elephants, and whatever else breathes here, whether moving or flying, and even that which is stationary. All this is guided by Consciousness and is established in Consciousness. The world has Consciousness as its eye. Consciousness is the foundation. Consciousness is the Absolute. 3 original: "Prajñānaṃ Brahma"; one of the four "Great Sayings" or Mahavakyas of the Upanishadic tradition, asserting the identity of the individual's awareness with the supreme reality

He the seeker, having ascended from this world through this conscious self, obtained all desires in that heavenly world and became immortal—yes, he became immortal. 4

May my speech be established in my mind; may my mind be established in my speech. O Radiant One, reveal Yourself to me. May you both speech and mind be the carriers of the Veda to me. May what I have heard not depart from me. I join day and night together through this study. I shall speak the Right ritam. I shall speak the Truth satyam.
May That protect me. May That protect the speaker. May It protect me. May It protect the speaker—protect the speaker.

Om Peace, Peace, Peace.