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Chandogya, part 122VII, 9

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Hinduism · Upanishads

Chandogya, part 122

VII, 9

Max MüllerEnglish
'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
'He who meditates on food as Brahman, obtains the worlds rich in food and drink; he is, as it were, lord and master as far as food reaches--he who meditates on food as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than food 'Yes, there is something better than food.' 'Sir, tell it me.'

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Sources & credits: Max Müller

Max Müller — The Upanishads (F. Max Müller) (Sacred Books of the East 1 (1879) and 15 (1884)). Public Domain. Translated by F. Max Müller, Sacred Books of the East vols. 1 and 15, public domain; transcription from the Internet Sacred Text Archive. Source