Chandogya Upanishad 6.27Famous
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लवणमेतदुदके अवधायाथ मा प्रातरुपसीदथा इति। स ह तथा चकार। तं होवाच यद्दोषा लवणमुदके अवाधाः अङ्ग तदाहरेति। तद्धावमृश्य न विवेद॥
lavaṇаmetаdudake avadhāyātha mā prātаrupasiīdathā iti | sa ha tathā cakāra | taṃ hovāca yaddoṣā lavaṇamudake avādhāḥ aṅga tadāhareti | taddhāvamṛśya na viveda ||
""Put this salt in water and come to me in the morning." He did so. The father said: "Bring me the salt you put in the water last night." He looked for it but could not find it, for it had dissolved.""
What This Means:
The father asks Shvetaketu to dissolve salt in water overnight. In the morning, the salt cannot be found - it has dissolved.
Going Deeper:
The salt-water analogy: like salt dissolved in water, Brahman pervades everything but cannot be seen directly.
How To Apply This:
Like salt in water, the Self pervades everything invisibly. You cannot see it, but it is everywhere.
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