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Originally Posted by JustASimpleGuy
This is a talk on the Kena Upanishad. The Divine Light within.
https://youtu.be/01fWVdfIUPs
Moreso than the Mandukya Upanishad the concept contained within the Kena Upanishad was something I stumbled upon through resting in awareness/do nothing meditation. It was later when I began an in-depth study of Advaita Vedanta the truths contained therein, and especially in these two Upanishads, was crystal clear and self-evident.
What I think is really helpful with the Kena Upanishad for anyone trying to understand the nature of consciousness is its concept can eventually be "known" (read experienced) by constantly examining one's own mundane experience and in real-time. For extra credit conduct the same experiment while deep in meditation. While I think perhaps the Mandukya Upanishad is more powerful it's also much more abstract, at least for me.
Why use "known" in quotes?
https://universaltheosophy.com/sacre...ena-upanishad/ (From the Swāmi Nikhilānanda translation)
The disciple said: I think I know Brahman.
The disciple said: I do not think I know It well, nor do I think I do not know It. He among us who knows the meaning of “Neither do I not know, nor do I know”—knows Brahman.
"I do not think I know It well" is from an intellectual perspective and "nor do I think I do not know It" is the experiential "knowing" I often mention. |
My practice of "conscious sleep"and knowing one's self in that manner was drawn from the Mandukya Upanishad and more finely tuned via other sources.
Shankaracharya reportedly said that, if one chose to study one and only one Upanishad, then it should be the Mandukya based not only on content but also on its brevity. (I believe that the Mandukya Upanishad is the shortest of all the Upanishads.)