Upanishad · Shruti
Kena Upanishad
A Samavedic Upanishad asking by what power the mind and senses act, and pointing to the Brahman behind them, 'that which the mind cannot think.'
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- The Kena Upanishad: by whom? Treatise
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- What are the Upanishads? Scriptures
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- The Unwritten Library Treatise
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