466. There is only Brahman, the One without a second, which is within all, homogeneous, infinite, endless, and all-pervading; there
is no duality whatsoever in It.
467. There is only Brahman, the One without a second, which is neither to be shunned nor taken up nor accepted, and which is
without any support, there is no duality whatsoever in It.
468. There is only Brahman, the One without a second, beyond attributes, without parts, subtle, absolute and taintless; there is no
duality whatsoever in It.
469. There is only Brahman, the One without a second, whose real nature is incomprehensible, and which is beyond the range of
mind and speech; there is no duality whatsoever in It.
470. There is only Brahman, the One without a second, the Reality, the One without a second, the Reality, effulgent, self-existent,
pure, intelligent, and unlike anything finite; there is no duality whatsoever in It.
471. High-souled Sannyasins who have got rid of all attachment and discarded all sense-enjoyments, and who are serene and
perfectly restrained, realise this Supreme Truth and at the end attain the Supreme Bliss through their Self-realisation.
472. Thou, too, discriminate this Supreme Truth, the real nature of the Self, which is Bliss undiluted, and shaking off thy delusion
created by thy own mind, be free and illumined, and attain the consummation of thy life.
473. Through the Samadhi in which the mind has been perfectly stilled, visualise the Truth of the Self with the eye of clear
realisation. If the meaning of the (Scriptural) words heard from the Guru is perfectly and indubitably discerned, then it can lead to no
more doubt.
474. In the realisation of the Atman, the Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute, through the breaking of one’s connection with the
bondage of Avidya or ignorance, the Scriptures, reasoning and the words of the Guru are the proofs, while one’s own experience
earned by concentrating the mind is another proof.
475. Bondage, liberation, satisfaction, anxiety, recovery from illness, hunger and other such things are known only to the man
concerned, and knowledge of these to others is a mere inference.
476. The Gurus as well as the Shrutis instruct the disciple, standing aloof; while the man of realisation crosses (Avidya) through
Illumination alone, backed by the grace of God.
477. Himself knowing his indivisible Self through his own realisation and thus becoming perfect, a man should stand face to face
with the Atman, with his mind free from dualistic ideas.
478. The verdict of all discussions on the Vedanta is that the Jiva and the whole universe are nothing but Brahman, and that
liberation means abiding in Brahman, the indivisible Entity. While the Shrutis themselves are authority (for the statement) that
Brahman is One without a second.
479. Realising, at a blessed moment, the Supreme Truth through the above instructions of the Guru, the authority of the Scriptures
and his own reasoning, with his senses quieted and the mind concentrated, (the disciple) became immovable in form and perfectly
established in the Atman.
480. Concentrating the mind for some time on the Supreme Brahman, he rose, and out of supreme bliss spoke as follows.
481. My mind has vanished, and all its activities have melted, by realising the identity of the Self and Brahman; I do not know either
this or not-this; nor what or how much the boundless Bliss (of Samadhi) is !
482. The majesty of the ocean of Supreme Brahman, replete with the swell of the nectar-like Bliss of the Self, is verily impossible to
express in speech, nor can it be conceived by the mind – in an infinitesimal fraction of which my mind melted like a hailstone getting
merged in the ocean, and is now satisfied with that Essence of Bliss.
483. Where is the universe gone, by whom is it removed, and where is it merged ? It was just now seen by me, and has it ceased to
exist ? It is passing strange !
484. In the ocean of Brahman filled with the nectar of Absolute Bliss, what is to be shunned and what accepted, what is other (than
oneself) and what different ?
485. I neither see nor hear nor know anything in this. I simply exist as the Self, the eternal Bliss, distinct from everything else.
