Kena Upanishad 3.12Famous
intermediate
अथेन्द्रमब्रुवन् मघवन्नेतद्विजानीहि किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति तदभ्यद्रवत्तस्मात्तिरोदधे ॥
athendram abruvan maghavann etad vijānīhi kim etad yakṣam iti tatheti tad abhyadravat tasmāt tirodadhe ||
"Then they said to Indra: "O Maghavan (Bountiful Lord), find out what this spirit is." He said: "So be it." He ran toward It, but It vanished from his sight."
What This Means:
Finally, Indra, king of the gods and lord of the mind, went to investigate. But before he could even ask a question, the Yaksha disappeared. The mind itself cannot catch Brahman.
Going Deeper:
Indra represents the mind (manas). When the mind approaches the absolute with the attitude of grasping it as an object, the absolute "disappears." You cannot corner consciousness into a corner of consciousness.
How To Apply This:
When you try to "get" enlightenment, it seems to slip away. The seeking mind creates the very distance it tries to close. What happens when the seeker stops and simply is?
Key Sanskrit Terms:
Indra= King of gods, represents the mindMaghavan= Bountiful Lord, generous oneTirodadhe= Disappeared, vanished
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