God in Hinduism
Mukundan P.R.
Sr. Coordinator, Santhigiri Social Research Institute at Santhigiri Ashram
God in Hinduism
‘He is pure, He is Brahman, and He is called the immortal. All the worlds are fixed on Him; none can transcend Him’. (Katha Upanishad, II.ii.8)
‘Brahman has but two forms – gross and subtle, mortal and immortal, limited and unlimited and defined and undefined’. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, II.iii.1)
‘It is not comprehended through the eyes, nor through speech, nor through the other senses, nor is it attained through austerity or karma’. (Mundaka Upanishad, III.i.3)
‘And He rules over the worlds that are above the sun and the things dear to the gods’. (Chandogya Upanishad, 1.vi.8)
‘And he rules over the worlds that are below (the earth) and the things dear to men’. ((Chandogya Upanishad, 1.vi.6)
‘He is greater than heaven’. (Chandogya Upanishad, III.xiv.3)
‘That great birthless Self (Brahman) is the bestower of food all around and the giver of wealth’. (Brihadaranya Upanishad, IV.iv.24)
‘In this universe He has no master, no ruler, nor has He any distinguishing sign. He is the cause and the ordainer of the masters of the organs. He has no originator and no ordainer’. (Svetashvatar Upanishad, VI.9)
‘Whatever being there is great, prosperous, or powerful, that know thou to be a product of a part of my splendor’. (Gita, X.41)
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