This being identified with the mind and resplendent by nature is realized by yogis within the heart as of the size of a grain of rice or barley. He is the lord of all, the ruler of all and governs all this-whatever there is.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, VI-Meditation on Brahman as the Mind, 1
They say that lightning is Brahman. It is called lightning (vidyut) because it scatters (vidanat) darkness. Whosoever knows this-that lightning is Brahman-scatters the evils that are ranged against him; for lightning is indeed Brahman.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, VII-Meditation on Brahman as Lightning, 1
One should meditate upon speech (the Vedas) as a cow. She (speech) has four teats: the sounds Svaha; Vashat, Hanta and Svadha. The gods live on two of her teats, Svaha and Vashat; men, on Hanta; and the Manes on Svadha. Her bull is the vital breath (prana) and her calf, the mind.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, VIII-Meditation on the Vedas as a Cow, 1
Night profound has risen above all things. She has scaled–most splendid!–the loftiest heights. She lovingly extends her auspicious presence like that of a friend who moves at will.
Atharva Veda XIX, 49, 2
You have come, blessed Night, gentle-born, the object of our hymns and longings. Be favorable! Abide! Guard us, ourselves and all our possessions, all the prosperity that resides in cattle!
Atharva Veda XIX, 49, 3
