Mundaka Upanishad 1.7Famous
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यथोर्णनाभिः सृजते गृह्णते च यथा पृथिव्यामोषधयः संभवन्ति। यथा सतः पुरुषात्केशलोमानि तथाक्षरात्संभवतीह विश्वम्॥
yathorṇanābhiḥ sṛjate gṛhṇate ca yathā pṛthivyāmoṣadhayaḥ saṃbhavanti | yathā sataḥ puruṣātkeśalomāni tathākṣarātsaṃbhavatīha viśvam ||
"As a spider sends forth and draws in its thread, as plants grow on the earth, as hair grows from a living person - so from the Imperishable arises everything here."
What This Means:
Three beautiful metaphors for creation: the spider creates from itself, plants emerge from earth, hair grows from a person. Similarly, the universe emerges from Brahman.
Going Deeper:
These metaphors show creation is not separate from the creator. The world emerges from Brahman like web from spider - made of the creator's own substance.
How To Apply This:
The universe is not separate from its source. You are not separate from that source.
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