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ईशोपनिषद्

Ishopanishad

Vedic Seers (Shruti)c. 800–600 BCEMantropanishad

The shortest major Upanishad at eighteen verses, opening with 'ishavasam idam sarvam' — all this is pervaded by the Lord. It reconciles the life of action with wisdom, teaching that renunciation is non-possessiveness, not withdrawal from the world.

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īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ
yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat |
tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā
mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam ||

All this — whatever moves in this moving world — is pervaded by the Lord. Enjoy what is given with detachment; do not covet what belongs to another.

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