6.11.1 "Of this great tree, my dear, if some one should strike at the root, it would bleed, but still live. If some one should strike at its middle, it would bleed, but still live. If some one should strike at its top, it would bleed, but still live. Sustained by the life God has given it, it continues to stand, eagerly drinking in moisture and rejoicing.

6.11.2 If the life leaves one branch of it, then it dries up. It leaves a second; then that dries up. It leaves a third; then that dries up. It leaves the whole; the whole dries up. Even so, indeed, my dear, understand," said he.

6.11.3 "Verily, indeed, when God takes back the life, this body dies. The soul does not perish, but returns to Him.

He is the One from whom all things have come. He is the Truth. He is the Lord of your soul; and you, Svetaketu, are His servant."

"Do you, Sir, cause me to understand even more."

"So be it, my dear," said he.