being is bliss
He who has not first turned away from wickedness, who is not tranquil and subdued, and whose mind is not at peace, cannot attain Atman. It is realized only through the Knowledge of Reality
If the buddhi, being related to a distracted mind, loses it discrimination and therefore always remains impure, then the embodied soul never attains the goal, but enters into the round of births
Brahma is also described as the presiding deity or governor of a special plane, or heaven, known as Brahmaloka, the plane of Brahma. This is the most exalted realm in the entire universe and may be compared, in a general way, to the heaven of dualistic religions, Those fortunate mortals who, while living on earth, worship Saguna Brahman with whole-souled devotion, meditating on their identity with Him, proceed after death to Brahmaloka, where they dwell absorbed in contemplation of Saguna Brahman. There they experience uninterrupted peace and blessedness and take part in the cosmic life of Brahma. Source: Swami Nikhilananda – The Principal Upanishads
The most secret of secrets, it should be guarded with great effort. I will now tell it directly to you who speak of brahman, so full of devotion. The self that is alone, self contained, calm, subtle, and eternal is pure consciousness itself, inside al beings, beyond darkness. Source: Andrew J. Nicholson – Lord Śiva’s Song: The Īśvara Gītā
There is but One Reality, the infinite, indivisible Self which is Knowledge Absolute, Bliss Absolute. The realization of the Self, in this alone does life find its fulfilment. Source: Swami Nityaswarupananda – Astavakra Samhita