An idea from Upanishads

A god and a demon study 32 years to learn the Self. Told to look in a pan of water, the demon goes home sure the body is the Self. The god, Indra, keeps coming back saying “I see nothing enjoyable in this” and stays 101 years in all.

From Upanishads by Anonymous

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