Children pursue outer pleasures and fall into the net of widespread death; but calm souls, having known what is unshakable Immortality, do not covet any uncertain thing in this world.
Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad, Part Two, Chapter I, 2
It is through Atman that one knows form, taste, smell, sounds, touches and carnal pleasures. Is there anything that remains unknown to Atman? This, verily, is That.
Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad, Part Two, Chapter I, 3
It is through Atman that one perceives all objects in sleep or in the waking state. Having realised the vast, all-pervading Atman, the calm soul does not grieve.
Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad, Part Two, Chapter I, 4
He who knows the individual soul, the experiencer of the fruits of action, as Atman, always near and the Lord of the past and the future, will not conceal himself from others. This, verily, is That.
Yajur Veda, Katha Upanishad, Part Two, Chapter I, 5
When at the Gods’ command, O Goddess, you unfurled yourself, revealing your grandeur, then you were imbued with beauty and charm(r) You shaped and fashioned the world’s four regions.
Atharva Veda XII, 1, 55
