Aitareya Upanishad 3.8
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तत्त्वचाऽजिघृक्षत्तन्नाशक्नोत्त्वचा ग्रहीतुम् ।
स यद्धैनत्त्वचाऽग्रहैष्यत्स्पृष्ट्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत् ॥
tat tvacā 'jighṛkṣat tan nāśaknot tvacā grahītum | sa yad dhainat tvacā 'grahaiṣyat spṛṣṭvā haivānnam atrapsyat ||
"He tried to grasp it with skin but could not seize it with skin. If he had seized it with skin, one would be satisfied merely by touching food."
What This Means:
Touch also fails to capture food. Holding food in your hands doesn't nourish you — you must actually eat it.
How To Apply This:
Being in proximity to something isn't the same as having it. You can touch success, touch happiness, touch spirituality — but have you truly taken them in?
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