<P> The fifth chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad opens with the declaration, </P> <P> यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च ह वै श्रेष्ठश्च भवति Indeed, he who knows the noblest and the best, becomes the noblest and the best . </P> <P> The first volume of the fifth chapter of the text tells a fable and prefaces each character with the following maxims, </P> <P> He who knows excellence, becomes excellent . He who knows stability, becomes stable . He who knows success, becomes successful . He who knows home, becomes home for others . </P>

The chandogya upanishads are consumed with the question of