Katha upanishhad: verse II.3.9 &12

[Gummuluru Murthy]

An addendum to my earlier posting on this topic:

On Thu, 15 May 1997, Gummuluru Murthy wrote:

>
> References given by Charles give how Atman cannot be grasped [my
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> understanding: by mind as we know, i.e. the mind that is subservient to
> the sense organs]. This verse [Katha u. II.3.9] says how Atman reveals to
> a maniisha [manasabhik.lpto] to a purified internally directed mind.
>

I used the word grasped above, knowing that it may not be the appropriate
word. I followed Radhakrishnan's usage [Principal Upanishhads] in the
context of Mandukya u. verse referred by Charles.

Regards
Gummuluru Murthy
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Sarvaagamaanaa maachaarah prathamam parikalpathe !
                                          Sage Vyasa in Maha Bharatha

For all (incoming) knowledge, discipline is the most fundamental.
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