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thal Avyakta is declared to be an emanation
from the Purusha in the very next verse (I.3,11).
How can non-intelligent matter develop out of the
intelligent Atman, just in the same way as one
material object from another- as for example, a
pot from a piece of clay? This is impossible and
so it must be due to illusion analogously to the
development of the unreal silver from the real
mother-of-pearl. Moreover, this Upanishad itself
goes on to declare in express terms that the
world is an illusion and condemns the man who
sees the variety of material phenomena as real.
'नेह नानास्ति किंचन, मृत्योः स मृत्युं गच्छति य इह नानेव पश्यति'
"There is not the least trace of multiplicity here.
From death to death he goes who looks on
this as if it were really manifold." (II. 1, 11).—
Dr.Thibaut's next reference is to Mundaka Upa-
nishad II. 1, 2. and he says that "the High
Imperishable which there takes the place of the
"Undeveloped" of the Katha Upanishad is real
and not illusory. There is no need to dwell
any longer on this subject. Still, let us take
Mundaka II. 1,1 & 2, which deal with Brahman
and the origin of the world from it. In the
first verse Brahman is called Satyam or reality,
thal Avyakta is declared to be an emanation
from the Purusha in the very next verse (I.3,11).
How can non-intelligent matter develop out of the
intelligent Atman, just in the same way as one
material object from another- as for example, a
pot from a piece of clay? This is impossible and
so it must be due to illusion analogously to the
development of the unreal silver from the real
mother-of-pearl. Moreover, this Upanishad itself
goes on to declare in express terms that the
world is an illusion and condemns the man who
sees the variety of material phenomena as real.
'नेह नानास्ति किंचन, मृत्योः स मृत्युं गच्छति य इह नानेव पश्यति'
"There is not the least trace of multiplicity here.
From death to death he goes who looks on
this as if it were really manifold." (II. 1, 11).—
Dr.Thibaut's next reference is to Mundaka Upa-
nishad II. 1, 2. and he says that "the High
Imperishable which there takes the place of the
"Undeveloped" of the Katha Upanishad is real
and not illusory. There is no need to dwell
any longer on this subject. Still, let us take
Mundaka II. 1,1 & 2, which deal with Brahman
and the origin of the world from it. In the
first verse Brahman is called Satyam or reality,