He arrived at the final knowing: 'Bliss is Brahman.' For from bliss alone all these beings are born; by bliss they are held in life; and into bliss they dissolve at the last. This is the wisdom of Bhṛgu, the son of Varuṇa — knowledge established in the highest expanse of being. Whoever knows this becomes firm and unshakeable. One becomes the possessor of food and the enjoyer of food. One grows great in offspring, in animals, in the luminosity of sacred knowledge, and great in renown.
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- Taittiriya Upanishad
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- Taittiriya Upanishad
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- TU.3.6
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- God-RealisationBlissCreation
Same theme, different voices
One who truly knows that supreme Brahman becomes Brahman itself; no one who does not know Brahman is born in that person's lineage. Such a one crosses over grief, crosses over sin, freed from the knots of the cave of the heart, and becomes immortal.
There cannot be a number of religions in the realm of spirituality. Instead, there is only one religion, the religion of humanity. Religion means only to realise God and then love each and every human being. There may be many sects, but religion remains one.
To know God is to be one with God.
The heavenly voice advises him to find comfort in Sufism and look into the mirror, where he will see God reflected, symbolizing the unity of man and God.