"Who makes my mind think?
Who fills my body with vitality?
Who causes my tongue to speak?
Who is that Invisible one who sees through my eyes
And hears through my ears?

The Self is the ear of the ear,
The eye of the eye, the mind of the mind,
The word of words, and the life of life.
Rising above the senses and the mind
And renouncing separate existence,
the wise realize the deathless Self.

It our eyes cannot see, nor words express;
It cannot be grasped even by the mind.

We do not know, we cannot understand,
Because It is different from the known
And It is different from the unknown.

That which makes the tongue speak but cannot be
Spoken by the tongue, know that as the Self.

That which makes the mind think but cannot be
Thought by the mind, that is the Self, indeed.

That which makes the eye see but cannot be
Seen by the eye, that is the Self indeed.

That which makes the ear hear but cannot be
Heard by the ear, that is the Self indeed.

That which makes you draw breath but cannot be
Drawn by your breath, that is the Self indeed.