Chandogya Upanishad · Anchored at ChU 8.7.1.

Indra, Virochana, and the True Self

A god and a demon study with the Creator for the same Self. One takes the first answer home content; the other keeps coming back, uneasy.

Figures and teachings in this dialogue

Questions to explore

  • Why does Virochana stop at 'the Self is the body' while Indra returns again and again?
  • What does this say about how the same teaching can be heard at different depths?

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