Mundaka Upanishad 1.6
intermediate
यत्तदद्रेश्यमग्राह्यमगोत्रमवर्णमचक्षुःश्रोत्रं तदपाणिपादम्। नित्यं विभुं सर्वगतं सुसूक्ष्मं तदव्ययं यद्भूतयोनिं परिपश्यन्ति धीराः॥
yattadadreśyamagrāhyamagotramavarṇamacakṣuḥśrotraṃ tadapāṇipādam | nityaṃ vibhuṃ sarvagataṃ susūkṣmaṃ tadavyayaṃ yadbhūtayoniṃ paripaśyanti dhīrāḥ ||
"That which is invisible, ungraspable, without origin or qualities, without eyes or ears, without hands or feet - eternal, all-pervading, omnipresent, extremely subtle, imperishable - that is what the wise perceive as the source of all beings."
What This Means:
Brahman is described through negation: not visible, not graspable, without body parts or qualities. Yet it is the source of everything.
Going Deeper:
The via negativa (neti neti) approach: Brahman transcends all descriptions yet is the womb (yoni) from which all beings emerge.
How To Apply This:
What you seek cannot be seen with eyes or grasped with hands. Look for that which is beyond all qualities.
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