Words from Upanishadas

’Bring a Banyan fruit’
’Here it is, sir.’
’Cut it up.’
’I’ve cut it up, sir.’
’What do you see there?’
’These quite tiny seeds, sir.’
’Now, take one of them and cut it up.’
’I’ve cut one up, sir.’
’What do you see there?’
’Nothing, sir.’

Then he told him: ’This finest essence here, son, that you can’t even see- look how on account of that finest essence this huge banyan tree stands here.

’Believe, my son, the finest essence here- that constitutes the self of this whole world; that is the Truth; that is the self (atman). And that’s how your are, Svetaketu.’


--- Chandogya Upanishada