The sacred syllable Om is the bow; the soul (atman) is the arrow; Brahman is declared to be the target. With unwavering alertness it must be pierced—one must become one with it, as the arrow becomes one with its mark.
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- Mundaka Upanishad
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- Mundaka Upanishad
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- MuU.2.2.4
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- MeditationSelf-RealisationGod
Same theme, different voices
Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize
And don't interfere with forms, meditations, and imaginings, or any kind of reasoning, lest your soul becomes disturbed and loses its contentment and peace, leading to feelings of dislike and aversion.
Whosoever makes his mind the dwelling place for God, remembers it for ever, he receives the real happiness. If the mind concentrates on God, one receives joy that is free from pains.
Having reached that state, one finds their haven in the contemplation of Eternal Beauty, and no longer in worldly pleasures.