"He who meditates on contemplation as Brahman moves at will as far as contemplation reaches — he who meditates on contemplation as Brahman." "Venerable sir, is there anything greater than contemplation?" "There is indeed something greater than contemplation." "Then tell me of it, venerable sir."
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- ChU.7.6.2
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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.