It is far beyond what is far and yet near here.

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That shines forth grand, divine, inconceivable, smaller than small; it is far beyond what is far and yet near here, it is hidden in the cave of the heart among those who see it even here.

Source Mundaka-upanishad, Third Mundaka, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Mundaka-upanishad, "That" — Brahman, the divine Reality underlying all things — is at once infinitely beyond everything and very near, hidden in the "cave of the heart", in your innermost self. Today, at three moments of the day, bring your attention to the centre of your chest and gently remind yourself: "What I seek so far away is already here."

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