The authors of the Upanishads believed that the highest goal of the individual soul was to
A) follow the Four Noble Truths.
B) escape the cycle of birth and rebirth and enter into permanent union with Brahman.
C) enter into permanent union with Indra and thus escape the cycle of permanent rebirth.
D) fulfill the individual's special destiny as spelled out in the process of predestination.
E) perform sati.
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