It is not for the sake of the husband, my dear, that he is loved, but for ones own sake that he is loved. It is not for the sake of the wife, my dear, that she is loved, but for ones own sake that she is loved. It is not for the sake of the sons, my dear, that they are loved, but for ones own sake that they are loved. It is not for the sake of wealth, my dear, that it is loved, but for ones own sake that it is loved. [It is not for the sake of the Brahman, my dear, that he is loved, but for ones own sake that he is loved. It is not for the sake of the Kshatriya, my dear, that he is loved, but for ones own sake that he is loved.] It is not for the sake of worlds, my dear, that they are loved, but for ones own sake that they are loved. It is not for the sake of the gods, my dear, that they are loved, but for ones own sake that they are loved. It is not for the sake of beings, my dear, that they are loved, but for ones own sake that they are loved. It is not for the sake of all, my dear, that all is loved, but for ones own sake that it is loved. The Self, my dear Maitreyi, should be realised - should be heard of, reflected on and meditated upon. By the realisation of the Self, my dear, through hearing, reflection and meditation, all this is known. ~ The sage Yajnavalkya speaking to his wife Maitreyi in an English translation of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Verse II-iv-5).
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