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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 2.5

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they are all born from food alone.

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The gods said:

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"How now can we receive these pleasures from one like us?"

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They pressed out the upward essence of the waters;

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that became the plants and trees.

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They pressed out the upward essence of the plants and trees;

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that became the fruit.

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They pressed out the upward essence of the fruit;

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that became food.

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They pressed out the upward essence of food;

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that became semen.

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They pressed out the upward essence of semen;

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that became the person.

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Now, when this person breathes in or breathes out,

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he does not say by in-breath or by down-breath: "I have breathed in" or "I have breathed out."

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By speech alone he says that.

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Therefore in-breath and down-breath enter into speech [and] become composed of speech.

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Now, when he sees with the eye,

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he does not say with the eye: "I have seen."

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By speech alone he says that.

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That eye enters into speech [and] becomes composed of speech.

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Now, when he hears with the ear,

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he does not say with the ear: "I have heard."

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By speech alone he says that.

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That ear enters into speech [and] becomes composed of speech.

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Now, when he intends with the mind,

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he does not say with the mind: "I have intended."

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By speech alone he says that.

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That mind enters into speech [and] becomes composed of speech.

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Now, when with his limbs he touches cold or hot,

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he does not say with his limbs: "I have touched cold" or "[I have touched] hot."

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By speech alone he says that.

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Therefore the entire self enters into speech [and] becomes composed of speech.

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This is expressed by a verse:

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"Without Indra no domain whatsoever purifies itself."

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Speech indeed is Indra;

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for without speech no domain whatsoever purifies itself.

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