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Chandogya Upanishad

Hindu
trans. Max Müller • c. c. 800-600 BCE (translation 1879)

Prapathaka VII, Khanda 22

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'When one obtains bliss (in oneself), then one performs duties. One who does not obtain bliss, does not perform duties. Only he who obtains bliss, performs duties. This bliss, however, we must desire to understand.' 'Sir, I desire to understand it.'