| 25. Moreover
He, it is said, is unmanifest unthinkable and unchangeable. Wherefore, knowing
Him to be such, thou hadst better grieve not.As the Self is inaccessible
to any of the senses, He is not manifest. wherefore, He is unthinkable.
For, that alone which is perceived by the senses becomes an object of thought.
Verily, the Self is unthinkable, because He is inaccessible to the senses.
He is unchangeable. The Self is quite unlike milk; which, mixed with buttermilk,
can be made to chance its form. He is changeless, also because He has no
parts ; for, whatever has no parts is never found to undergo change. Because
the Self is changeless, He is unchangeable. Therefore, thus understanding
the Self, thou hadst better not grieve, nor think that thou art their slayer
and that they are slain by thee.Granting that the Self is not everlasting,
the Lord proceeds: |
