In the Kena Upanishad, a student asks his teacher,
"Who sends the mind to wander afar? Who first drives
life to start on its journey? Who impels us to utter
these words? Who is the spirit behind the eye and ear?"
In response, the teacher describes this impelling force:
"It is the ear of the ear, the eye of the eye, the word
of the words, the mind of the mind, and the life of the
life."
And goes on to say,
"What cannot be spoken with words, be that whereby
words *are* spoken: know that alone to be Brahman, the
Spirit; and not what people here adore."
"What cannot be thought with the mind, but whereby
the mind *can* think, know that alone to be Brahman, the
Spirit; and not what people here adore."
"What cannot be seen with the eye, but whereby the
eye *can* see, know that alone to be Brahman, the
Spirit; and not what people here adore."
"What cannot be heard with the ear, but whereby the
ear *can* hear, know that alone to be Brahman, the
Spirit; and not what people here adore."
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