There is a famous verse in the Upanishads that explicitly and specifically proclaims to hold the highest truth.
This verse was considered important enough that it was also incorporated into Shankara’s masterpiece Vivekachudamani and also Gaudapada‘s main work, his commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad (the Mandukya Karika).
In fact it is the only verse that I know of that is repeated not only in more than one Upanishad, but is also repeated by the two greatest traditional exponents of Advaita Vedanta (ie. Shankara and Gaudapada) in their subsequent works. Sri Ramana Maharshi also wrote a version of this verse.
Here is the verse:
‘There is neither destruction (Nirodha) nor creation (Utpatti), none in bondage (Bandha) and none practicing disciplines (Sadhaka). There is none seeking Liberation (Mumukshu) and none liberated (Mukta). This is the ultimate or highest truth (Paramartha).’
As I said above, this verse is found repeated in the Amritabindu Upanishad in verse 10, in the Atma Upanishad in verse 2.31. It was later incorporated by both Gaudapada (Mandukya Karika 2.32) and Shankara (Vivekachudamani verse 574) in their writings. Sri Ramana Maharshi also wrote a version of this verse himself which can be found as verse B28 in the text Guru Vachaka Kovai.
What do you think of this verse?
Tom Das 
This verse, which basically is a statement of so-called Ajata Vada, makes sense if you keep in mind that everything in the world is merely name-and-form.
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Names and forms are appearances.
This ajata doctrine states that not only is the world unreal but there has never even been any appearance of the world.
You would have to be prepared to believe anything to believe that – the appearances are here now.
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It is not a question of “believing” but a case of “understanding” through “reasoning” why everything in this world is just name and form. Think.
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Ajata does not say there has never been any “appearance” of the world. It says there was never any world because it is mere appearance or imagination. Just like a snake appearing on a rope. In that sense there never was any snake.
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I have no idea – like absolutely no idea whatsoever – what this verse means. 😭😭😭
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From this you point of view this is a great re(mind)er
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Hi Tom,
I think it is Ultimate Truth but not the Highest. The Highest Truth is Love and therefore requires Relativity. The SAT is gonna CHIT. God Lives and therefore Creates.
The Maxim … “Nobody here and Nothing to Do “is not Highest Truth. In my opinion.
Great Question. Thanks.
🙏🏻
Frank
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Thanks for you view Frank, namaste
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I think it is reflection of highest truth
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The Ultimate Truth ( Oneness) leads to the full realization of the Highest Truth ( Love) which loops back to the Wonderful Truth of Creation.
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