Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.12Famous
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स यथा दुन्दुभेर्हन्यमानस्य न बाह्यान्शब्दान्शक्नुयाद्ग्रहणाय। दुन्दुभेस्तु ग्रहणेन दुन्दुभ्याघातस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः॥
sa yathā dundubherhanyamānasya na bāhyānśabdānśaknuyādgrahaṇāya | dundubhestu grahaṇena dundubhyāghātasya vā śabdo gṛhītaḥ ||
""Just as one cannot catch the various sounds of a drum being beaten, but by grasping the drum or the drummer, the sounds are grasped.""
What This Means:
You can't catch all the sounds of a drum individually. But grasp the drum or drummer - all sounds are grasped.
Going Deeper:
The analogy: chase individual things (sounds) and fail. Grasp the source (Self) and all effects are known.
How To Apply This:
Stop chasing effects. Grasp the cause - the Self - and all effects are included.
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