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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- MuU.2.2.4
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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.
Knowledge is better than concentration, meditation is better than knowledge, and renouncing the results of our actions is better than meditation. After renunciation comes peace.
Have contentment, work with love, maintain purity of mind and body, practice contemplation, and have faith in the Lord, viewing all with equanimity.
Having reached that state, one finds their haven in the contemplation of Eternal Beauty, and no longer in worldly pleasures.