Chandogya Upanishad 7.4
intermediate
नाम वाव ऋग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेद आथर्वणश्चतुर्थ इतिहासपुराणः पञ्चमो वेदानां वेदः पित्र्यो राशिर्दैवो निधिर्वाकोवाक्यमेकायनं देवविद्या ब्रह्मविद्या भूतविद्या क्षत्रविद्या नक्षत्रविद्या सर्पदेवजनविद्या नामैवैतत्। नामोपास्स्व॥
nāma vāva ṛgvedo yajurvedaḥ sāmaveda ātharvaṇaścaturtha itihāsapurāṇaḥ pañcamo vedānāṃ vedaḥ pitryo rāśirdaivo nidhirvākovākyamekāyanaṃ devavidyā brahmavidyā bhūtavidyā kṣatravidyā nakṣatravidyā sarpadevajanavidyā nāmaivaitat | nāmopāsva ||
""Name indeed is the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda, history, mythology - all the sciences you mentioned are merely name. Meditate on name as Brahman.""
What This Means:
All knowledge is categorized as "name" - it's the first level. Meditate on name as a starting point.
Going Deeper:
Sanatkumara begins the progressive teaching. Name (vak/speech) is the first level. Higher levels will follow.
How To Apply This:
Begin where you are. Meditate on what you know as Brahman. Then go higher.
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