Chandogya Upanishad 8.3Famous
intermediate
स ब्रूयाद्यावान्वा अयमाकाशस्तावानेषोऽन्तर्हृदय आकाशः। उभे अस्मिन्द्यावापृथिवी अन्तरेव समाहिते उभावग्निश्च वायुश्च सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ विद्युन्नक्षत्राणि यच्चास्येहास्ति यच्च नास्ति सर्वं तदस्मिन्समाहितमिति॥
sa brūyādyāvānvā ayamākāśastāvāneṣo\'ntarhṛdaya ākāśaḥ | ubhe asmindyāvāpṛthivī antareva samāhite ubhāvagniśca vāyuśca sūryācandramasāvubhau vidyunnakṣatrāṇi yaccāsyehāsti yacca nāsti sarvaṃ tadasminsamāhitamiti ||
"He should reply: "This inner space of the heart is as vast as the outer space. Heaven and earth are contained in it, fire and air, sun and moon, lightning and stars. Whatever exists here and whatever does not exist - all is contained in it.""
What This Means:
The tiny heart-space is as vast as outer space! It contains heaven and earth, sun and moon, everything that exists and doesn't exist.
Going Deeper:
The paradox of the infinite in the infinitesimal. The heart-space (daharakasha) is identical with the cosmic space (mahakasha).
How To Apply This:
The space in your heart is as vast as the cosmos. Everything is contained within you.
#heart equals cosmos#infinite in small#all contained