That by which the mind thinks — but which the mind cannot think
वह कान का कान है, मन का मन है, वाणी की वाणी है, प्राण का प्राण है, आँख की आँख है। इनसे आगे बढ़कर ज्ञानी इस लोक से परे जाकर अमर हो जाते हैं।
It is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of the speech, the breath of the breath, the eye of the eye. Letting these go, the wise — passing beyond this world — become immortal.
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