BRAHMA'S INSTRUCTIONS TO GODS, MEN AND DEMONS
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The Brihadara- Nyaka Upanishad contains a simple and instructive anecdote which prescribes the practice of three principle virtues, viz. self-control, charity and mercy. The cul- tivation of these virtues in the mind paves the way for greater happiness through harmony with the world, thereby sublimating the entire personality for contem- plation on the higher values of life.
THE STORY OF NACHIKETAS: In this mystical tale of the Katha Upanishad we are given a history of the human spirit which passes through various stages of suffering, test and experience in its onward march to the Absolute. The path of the spirit is not an easy one. That it is hardship and also accompanied by a sense of mystery and awe is exemplified in the philosophical epic that goes after the name of Nachiketas.
THE PRIDE OF THE GODS: The Kena Upanishad, at its very outset, commences with a question: "Who is the compeller and the propeller of the senses and the mind?" The question implies that there is positively some superior principle surpassing the operation of the sense organs, the mind and the intellect. Whatever be the effort on the part of these organs, they are incapable of gaining an access into Reality. It is only when the ego melts completely that there can be a salva- tion for the soul.
DADHYAN ATHARVANA MAHARISHI: The doctrine of the Madhu-Vidya, occuring in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad as taught by sage Dadhyan, is an ex- position of the interdependence of things in creation. No object is independent by itself. Nothing in the universe is self-existent or stands isolated. Everything is connected with every thing else. Since every thing is dependent on every thing, everything becomes the supporting factor for every thing. This support is the Universal Element present everywhere, namely, Brahman, the Absolute which is called the Honey (Madhu), or the sustaining food for the existence of every thing in creation. In short, the mural behind the doctorine is that selfishness is a chimera. It cannot and does not exist. The Law of the Universe is co-operative activity and mutual regard.
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