Two birds on a tree.

Two birds on a tree.

Our body is a tree, and it has two birds on it.

One bird is restless, moving around all the time, busy eating fruits, more and more and more, struggling all the time, and that’s why it is suffering.

And one bird is just sitting quietly, in total peace, and watching the other bird silently.

The restless bird is Jivatma, and the silent bird is the parmatma.

– Mandukya Upanishad.