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Like the subtle essence of the mustard seed that brings forth a tree, the subtle essence of one’s heart (the Spirit) has the potential to unfold the entire universe within itself. In Chhandogya Upanishad, Shwetaketu is asked by his Guru, Sage Aruni, to break a tiny seed and see what lies within it. Shwetaketu replies that he sees nothing within the seed. Sage Aruni explains that in that subtle essence, which appears as nothing, a great tree is hidden. In the same way, human beings appear to be nothing and yet this whole universe, the subtle Atman or the Self, the innermost Reality, is hidden within every person.
4. The Parable of the Leaven
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a woman mixes a little yeast into three big batches of our. Finally, all the dough rises. (CEV Matthew 13:33)
The Parable of the Leaven illustrates homogeneity in the Kingdom of Heaven. According to Vedanta philosophy, in the relative world of time and space one is trapped in an illusory triad. This triad (or “three measures of our”) can be thought of as “seer, seen and sight.” “Seer” refers to you—the subject who experiences the world through the mind and senses. “Seen” refers to the world around you