I do not see any good in this doctrine. He returned with fuel in hand. To him Prajapati said: Well, Indra, you went away with Virochana, satisfied in heart; now for what purpose have you come back? He (Indra) said: Venerable Sir, as this reflection in the water is well adorned when the body is well adorned, well dressed when the body is well dressed, clean when the body is clean, so this reflection in the water will be blind if the body is blind, one-eyed if the body is one-eyed, crippled if thebody is crippled and will perish if the body perishes. Therefore I do not see any good in this doctrine.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VIII, IX – The Shadow Self is Perishable, 2
[The Father] Without seeing it you mounted, young man, the new chariot constructed by your mind; wheelless it is, with only one pole, yet it moves in all directions.
Rig Veda X, 135, 3
The chariot, young man, which you made to roll forward, taking leave of the priests, was followed by a chant, conveyed on a boat from here to there.
Rig Veda X, 135, 4
Who was father of the youth? Who caused the chariot to proceed on its way? Who can tell us today the nature of the viaticum’s gift?
Rig Veda X, 135, 5
Such is the seat of Yama, called also the home of the Gods; there the God plays on his flute, there he dwells, glorified by songs.
Rig Veda X, 135, 7
