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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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One who has withdrawn all their senses into the Self, and who has not caused pain to any creature except as permitted by the scriptures, conducts themselves in this way throughout their life. They reach the World of Brahman after death and do not return.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingAttainmentOnenessSanskrit
The Upanishads, p. 319
I come to the palace of the creator. I am the glory of the brahmins, the glory of the kings, and the glory of the commoners. I wish to attain that glory. I am the glory of all glories. May I never go to the place of suffering.
Vedic Sages
HinduScriptureAttainmentBeautySanskrit
The Upanishads, p. 319
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
St. John of the Cross
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Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 348
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.
Sri Aurobindo
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The Life Divine, p. 521
Bhakti is the path to salvation. Souls achieve salvation through God's grace.
Swami Sivananda
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All About Hinduism, p. 151
The natural bliss of the soul is revealed when it achieves salvation.
Swami Sivananda
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All About Hinduism, p. 150
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.
Swami Sivananda
HinduScriptureAttainmentLiberation
Practice of Karma Yoga, p. 29
Achieve Brahman and overcome time. Transcend time and become one with the Eternal.
Swami Sivananda
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Bliss Divine, p. 462
However, if someone who has already reached the goal drops down a rope, they can pull someone else up.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 824
The goal is clearly visible, but it's extremely difficult to reach.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 824
One cannot attain knowledge unless one is free from egotism.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 779
The yogi who, having attained unity, worships me dwelling in all beings, remains in me, regardless of his way of life.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduScriptureAttainmentDevotion
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 585
One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
Vaishnavcharan
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 353
We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
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Gurdev Hardev Part 2, p. 134
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.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingAttainmentHappinessSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 3496
The primary goal of life is to attain a conscious awareness of our unity with God.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingAttainmentHarmony
Bliss Divine, p. 281
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.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 194
Each person attains perfection by being absorbed in their own duty; how one who is devoted to one's own work finds that perfection — hear that now.
Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita 18.45
Whatever merit is declared for Vedic study, sacrifices, austerities, and gifts of charity — the yogi who knows this goes beyond all that and reaches the primal, supreme state.
Krishna
HinduTeachingAttainmentLiberationSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 8.28
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.
Sri Aurobindo
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The Life Divine, p. 253