Ekam
Mundaka UpanishadMundaka Upanishad 3.1.1

द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते

Dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā, samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pariṣasvajāte

Two birds, inseparable companions, perch on the same tree; one eats the sweet fruit, the other looks on without eating.

Ekam (simplified)

📖 Story

Made to sit upon a burning iron plate as scorching sand was poured over him, Guru Arjan uttered no cry of complaint. “Tera kiya meetha laage” — sweet is Your will to me — was all he breathed. Agony and peace he met with the same steady, God-filled calm.

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