Prashna Upanishad 6.3

The Sixteen-Parted PersonAtharva Veda

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Prashna Upanishad 6.3
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स ईक्षांचक्रे कस्मिन्नहमुत्क्रान्त उत्क्रान्तो भविष्यामि कस्मिन्वा प्रतिष्ठिते प्रतिष्ठास्यामीति॥

sa īkṣāṃcakre kasminnnahamutkrānta utkrānto bhaviṣyāmi kasminvā pratiṣṭhite pratiṣṭhāsyāmīti ||

""He (the Person) thought: In whose departure will I depart? In whose staying will I stay?""

What This Means:

The Person contemplated: When what leaves, will I leave? When what stays, will I stay? This reveals the relationship between Self and parts.

Going Deeper:

The Self wonders about its relationship to its projections. If the parts leave, does the whole leave? This is the inquiry into manifestation.

How To Apply This:

Consider: What is your relationship to your body, mind, and senses? When they change, what changes?

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