Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.1
intermediate
सा होवाच गार्गी। याज्ञवल्क्य यदिदं सर्वमप्स्वोतं च प्रोतं च कस्मिन्नु खल्वाप ओताश्च प्रोताश्चेति। वायौ गार्गीति॥
sā hovāca gārgī | yājñavalkya yadidaṃ sarvamapsv otaṃ ca protaṃ ca kasminnu khalvāpa otāśca protāśceti | vāyau gārgīti ||
"Gargi said: "Yajnavalkya, if all this is woven, warp and woof, on water, on what is water woven?" "On air, Gargi.""
What This Means:
Gargi asks: Everything is woven on water - but what is water woven on? Yajnavalkya answers: Air.
Going Deeper:
Gargi's questioning method traces causes back progressively. She seeks the ultimate ground of all.
How To Apply This:
Keep asking: What is this based on? Trace causes back to the ultimate.
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