In the Chandogya Upanishad, 6.13 a conversation between a br…
In the Chandogya Upanishad, 6.13 a conversation between a brahmin father and son is recorded, here is what they said: Put this chunk of salt in a container of water and come back tomorrow.’ The son did as he was told, and his father said to him: “The chunk of salt you put in the water last evening – bring it here.’ He groped for it but could not find it, as it had dissolved completely. ‘Now, take a sip from this corner,’ said the father. ‘How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Take a sip from the center. — How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Take a sup from that corner. – How does it taste?’ ‘Salty.’ ‘Throw it out, and come back later.’ He did as he was told and found that the salt was always there. The Father told him: ‘You, of course, did not see it there, son; yet it was always right there. The finest essence here — that constitutes the self of this whole world; that is truth; that is the self (atman). And that’s how you are. Shvetaketu!’ What relation between two things is this Upanishad attempting to explain?