The Kena Upanishad is one of the shortest and most enigmatic of the Upanishads. It is also one of the most important, as it contains some of the most fundamental teachings of Vedanta philosophy. The Upanishad begins with the question, "At whose wish does the mind sent forth proceed on its errand?" This question is then answered by a series of negations. The mind is not sent forth by the eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, or the skin. It is not sent forth by the intellect, the ego, or the breath. Finally, it is said that the mind is sent forth by the Self. The Self is the ultimate reality, the ground of all being. It is beyond all name and form, beyond all thought and speech. The Self is the source of all knowledge and power. It is the goal of all spiritual seeking. The Kena Upanishad teaches us that the true Self is not something that we can find outside ourselves. It is something that we already are. We simply need to realize our true nature.