Mundaka Upanishad 1.3Famous
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शौनको ह वै महाशालोऽङ्गिरसं विधिवदुपसन्नः पप्रच्छ। कस्मिन्नु भगवो विज्ञाते सर्वमिदं विज्ञातं भवतीति॥
śaunako ha vai mahāśālo'ṅgirasaṃ vidhivadupasannaḥ papraccha | kasminnubhagavo vijñāte sarvamidaṃ vijñātaṃ bhavatīti ||
"Shaunaka, a great householder, approached Angiras properly and asked: "Revered sir, what is that by knowing which everything becomes known?""
What This Means:
A wealthy householder named Shaunaka asks the ultimate question: Is there one thing whose knowledge reveals everything else?
Going Deeper:
This is the fundamental question of Vedanta. Shaunaka seeks the one knowledge that makes all other knowledge complete.
How To Apply This:
Ask yourself: What is the one thing I could know that would illuminate everything else?
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