Isha Upanishad

The Isha Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads. It is a single poem consisting of 18 verses.

Quotes



 * This whole world is to be dwelt in by the Lord,
 * whatever living being there is in the world.
 * Verse 1


 * Although not moving, the one is swifter than the mind;
 * the gods cannot catch it, as it speeds on in front.
 * Standing, it outpaces others who run;
 * within it Mātariśvan places the waters.
 * It moves—yet it does not move!
 * It's far away—yet it is near at hand!
 * It is within this whole world—yet
 * it's also outside this whole world.
 * Verses 4–5


 * Knowledge and ignorance—
 * a man who knows them both together,
 * Passes beyond death by ignorance,
 * and by knowledge attains immortality.
 * Verse 12


 * The becoming and the destruction—
 * a man who knows them both together;
 * Passes beyond death by the destruction,
 * and by the becoming attains immortality.
 * Verse 14