Atman, pervades everything. You too are that, Oh Shvetketu
In a hermitage deep in the forest lived the learned sage, Uddalaka Aruni with his son Shvetketu. When Shvetketu came of age, his father sent him to an Ashram for his education as was customary in those days. When Shvetketu returned home after twelve years of education, Uddalaka asked him, "What did you learn while in the Ashram, my son?" "I learned everything that can be known, father," Shvetketu answered. When he heard this, Uddalaka became silent and thought, "What pride! Such conceit is born only out of ignorance. My son has not yet grasped the essence of the supreme knowledge of Brahman which brings humility." Shvetketu observed the change that came over his father and inquired, "Why did you become so quiet,...