Chandogya Upanishad 8.4
intermediate
तं चेद्ब्रूयुरस्मिंश्चेदिदं ब्रह्मपुरे सर्वं समाहितं सर्वाणि च भूतानि सर्वे च कामाः यदैतज्जरा वाप्नोति प्रध्वंसते वा किं ततोऽवशिष्यत इति॥
taṃ cedbrūyurasmiṃścedidaṃ brahmapure sarvaṃ samāhitaṃ sarvāṇi ca bhūtāni sarve ca kāmāḥ yadaitajjarā vāpnoti pradhvaṃsate vā kiṃ tato\'vaśiṣyata iti ||
"If they should ask: "If all beings and all desires are contained in this city of Brahman (the body), when old age overtakes it or when it perishes, what then remains?""
What This Means:
If everything is in the body, what happens when the body ages and dies? What remains?
Going Deeper:
The crucial question: Does the heart-space and its contents perish with the body?
How To Apply This:
Ask: When this body dies, what of the Self remains? Is the heart-space destroyed?
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