Chandogya Upanishad 6.7Famous
intermediate
सदेव सोम्येदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयम्। तद्धैक आहुरसदेवेदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयं तस्मादसतः सज्जायत॥
sadeva somyedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyam | taddhaika āhurasadevedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyaṃ tasmādasataḥ sajjāyata ||
""In the beginning, dear one, this was Being (Sat) alone, one only, without a second. Some say that in the beginning there was Non-being alone, one only, without a second, and from that Non-being, Being was born.""
What This Means:
Before creation, there was only pure Being (Sat) - one, without anything else. Some say Non-being was first, but the father rejects this.
Going Deeper:
The fundamental metaphysical question: Did Being come from Non-being? Uddalaka will argue that Being is the eternal reality.
How To Apply This:
Contemplate the source of all existence. What was there before anything existed?
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