' Neti Neti '...

This Self is That which has been described as Not this, not this [neti neti].

It is imperceptible, for It is not perceived;

undecaying, for It never decays;

unattached, for It is never attached;

unfettered, for It never feels pain and never suffers injury.

‘Him who knows this these two thoughts do not overcome:

For this I did an evil deed and For this I did a good deed.

He overcomes both.

Things done or not done do not afflict him.




Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 4.4.22
Swami Nikhilananda
The Upanishads; A New Translation, p. 173