Maitri Upanishad 1.2
intermediate
आसीद्ध्येतदुक्तं पुराणे - दुर्विज्ञेय आत्मतत्त्वस्य प्रश्नो'यम्।
āsīddhyetaduktaṃ purāṇe - durvijñeya ātmatattvasyapraśno'yam |
Paraphrase of Maitri Upaniṣad 1.2
"The sage said: "It has been said of old - this question about the truth of the Self is hard to understand.""
What This Means:
The sage acknowledged that questions about the Self are difficult and have been pondered since ancient times.
Going Deeper:
The difficulty lies not in the Self being obscure, but in the seeker being identified with what is not the Self.
How To Apply This:
The truth about yourself is both the simplest and most subtle thing to understand.
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