Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.7

Creation and the SelfYajur Veda

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सोऽवेत्। अहं वाव सृष्टिरस्मि। अहं हीदं सर्वमसृक्षीति। ततः सृष्टिरभवत्। सृष्ट्यां हास्यैतस्यां भवति य एवं वेद॥

so\'vet | ahaṃ vāva sṛṣṭirasmi | ahaṃ hīdaṃ sarvamasṛkṣīti | tataḥ sṛṣṭirabhavat | sṛṣṭyāṃ hāsyaitasyāṃ bhavati ya evaṃ veda ||

"He knew: "I indeed am creation, for I have created all this." Thus creation arose. One who knows this becomes a creator in this creation."

What This Means:

The Self realized: "I am creation itself - I created all this." The one who understands this becomes a creator.

Going Deeper:

The creator and the creation are one. Knowing this identity makes one creative and powerful within creation.

How To Apply This:

Know yourself as the creative principle. You are not separate from creation - you are it.

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