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Having attained him, the seers—satiated with knowledge, their selves perfected, freed from passion, wholly at peace—those wise ones, having reached the all-pervading from every direction with unified selves, enter into all.
HinduTeachingEnlightenmentLiberationSanskrit
Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.5

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Hindu
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Mundaka Upanishad
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MuU.3.2.5
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EnlightenmentLiberationSelf-Realisation

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It is not inwardly conscious, not outwardly conscious, not conscious in both directions, not a dense mass of consciousness, not conscious, not unconscious. It is unseen, beyond transaction, beyond grasp, beyond inference, unthinkable, indescribable — its very essence is the certainty of the one Self, the cessation of all appearance, peaceful, auspicious, non-dual. This is what is considered the fourth. This is the Atman. This is to be known.
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Our mind becomes enlightened in such a way that we start seeing the image of God in every person. This makes us realize that no one is our enemy or stranger.
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The Lord has served "Divine knowledge" through His compassion, and the Lord, in the form of the soul, is ringing celestial music in every person's heart. So, look for the Lord in every person's heart.
Guru Nanak
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Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 65
God starts to enlighten the soul with His divine light, marking the beginning of a perfect union after the third night has passed, making it less dark.
St. John of the Cross
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He warns that love only comes through humility and sorrow. He questions the magic garden, but it has no answers. Ultimately, he realizes that true love isn't just words, and he asks the Cup-bearer to silence the idle talk with the wisdom of divine knowledge.
Hafiz
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Divan of Hafiz (English-Persian), p. 128