Maitri Upanishad 3.2Famous
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गुणान्प्रकृतिसंभवान् विद्यात्। स्वयं तु अगुणो निर्गुणो भवति।
guṇānprakṛtisaṃbhavān vidyāt | svayaṃ tu aguṇo nirguṇo bhavati |
Paraphrase of Maitri Upaniṣad 3.2
"Know that the gunas arise from prakriti (nature). The Self itself is without qualities, beyond qualities."
What This Means:
While the gunas belong to nature, the true Self is beyond all qualities - it is pure awareness.
Going Deeper:
This is the key discrimination: identify not with the changing qualities but with the changeless witness.
How To Apply This:
You are not your moods, not your thoughts, not your tendencies - you are the awareness that knows them.
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