Knowledge is what moves towards unity, and when it reaches the supramental level, it grasps the oneness, essence, and self-law of existence, and views and handles the many things from that light and fullness, somewhat like the Divine does from the highest point from which He embraces the world.
Attainment
The topic of attainment refers to the achievement of spiritual goals across various traditions. Many traditions converge in their emphasis on self-realization and enlightenment. However, they diverge in their methods and interpretations of attainment.
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Bhakti is the path to salvation. Souls achieve salvation through God's grace.
The natural bliss of the soul is revealed when it achieves salvation.
The sages, united with pure reason, renounce the results of their actions and, liberated from the cycle of birth, they attain a state of bliss.
Achieve Brahman and overcome time. Transcend time and become one with the Eternal.
However, if someone who has already reached the goal drops down a rope, they can pull someone else up.
The goal is clearly visible, but it's extremely difficult to reach.
One cannot attain knowledge unless one is free from egotism.
The yogi who, having attained unity, worships me dwelling in all beings, remains in me, regardless of his way of life.
One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
All the blessed regions that belong to the gods can be obtained through penance. Penance is the root of great happiness. Those who practice severe penance and give up their bodies can attain the status of gods.
The primary goal of life is to attain a conscious awareness of our unity with God.
You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.
Devoted each to his own duty, a person attains perfection. Hear now how one devoted to his own work attains perfection.
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः | स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु ||१८-४५||
Knowing all this, the yogi transcends whatever fruit of merit is assigned to the study of the Vedas, to sacrifices, to austerities, and to acts of charity, and attains the supreme, primeval abode.
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् | अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ||८-२८||
The psychic personality within us blossoms as the saint, the sage, or the seer. When it reaches its full potential, it directs the being toward self-awareness and the divine, toward the highest truth, goodness, beauty, love, and bliss, and the divine expanses, opening us to the experience of spiritual sympathy, universality, and oneness.
Whatever region he desires, whatever object of desire he wishes for, arises by his mere intention, and having obtained it he is exalted.
यं यमन्तमभिकामो भवति यं कामं कामयते सोऽस्य संकल्पादेव समुत्तिष्ठति तेन सम्पन्नो महीयते
And if he desires the world of women, then by his mere intention women rise up, and having obtained that world of women he is exalted.
अथ यदि स्त्रीलोककामो भवति संकल्पादेवास्य स्त्रियः समुत्तिष्ठन्ति तेन स्त्रीलोकेन सम्पन्नो महीयते
And if he desires the world of song and music, then by his mere intention song and music rise up, and having obtained that world of song and music he is exalted.
अथ यदि गीतवादित्रलोककामो भवति संकल्पादेवास्य गीतवादित्रे समुत्तिष्ठतस्तेन गीतवादित्रलोकेन सम्पन्नो महीयते