Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.10
intermediate
ब्रह्म तं परादाद्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो ब्रह्म वेद। क्षत्रं तं परादाद्योऽन्यत्रात्मनः क्षत्रं वेद। लोकास्तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो लोकान्वेद। देवास्तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो देवान्वेद। भूतानि तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो भूतानि वेद। सर्वं तं परादाद्योऽन्यत्रात्मनः सर्वं वेद॥
brahma taṃ parādādyo\'nyatrātmano brahma veda | kṣatraṃ taṃ parādādyo\'nyatrātmanaḥ kṣatraṃ veda | lokāstaṃ parāduryo\'nyatrātmano lokānveda | devāstaṃ parāduryo\'nyatrātmano devānveda | bhūtāni taṃ parāduryo\'nyatrātmano bhūtāni veda | sarvaṃ taṃ parādādyo\'nyatrātmanaḥ sarvaṃ veda ||
""Brahminhood abandons one who knows brahminhood as other than the Self. Kshatriya-hood abandons one who knows it as other than the Self. The worlds, the gods, the beings, everything abandons one who knows them as other than the Self.""
What This Means:
If you think brahminhood, status, worlds, gods, beings, or anything is separate from the Self, they abandon you.
Going Deeper:
Separation consciousness leads to loss. Only by knowing all as Self does one truly possess anything.
How To Apply This:
Don't see anything as separate from the Self. That separation causes loss and alienation.
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