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Kena Upanishad 1.8

1.8 Teacher to Disciple

यच्छ्रोत्रेण न शृणोति येन श्रोत्रमिदं श्रुतम् । तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते ॥

yacchrotreṇa na śṛṇoti yena śrotramidaṃ śrutam | tadeva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidamupāsate ||

That which one does not hear with the ear, but by which this ear is heard: know that alone to be Brahman, not this that people worship here.

जिसे कान से सुना नहीं जाता, पर जिससे यह कान सुना (जाना) जाता है, उसी को तुम ब्रह्म जानो; यह नहीं जिसकी लोग यहाँ उपासना करते हैं।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Every sound is known by something that is itself silent. Noticing that quiet knower is one way into calm in a noisy life.

हर ध्वनि को कोई ऐसा जानता है जो स्वयं मौन है। उस शांत जानने वाले पर ध्यान देना शोर भरे जीवन में शांति का एक मार्ग है।

The refrain continues for the ear: Brahman is not what is heard but that by which hearing is known.

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