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Rh All work: all work done with motive, including the good ones prescribed in the Shastras and those that are evil—which men do prompted by their own nature.]


 * ततः श्रुतिस्तन्मननं सतत्त्व-
 * ध्यानं चिरं नित्यनिरन्तरं मुनेः ।
 * ततोऽविकल्पं परमेत्य विद्वा-
 * निहैव निर्वाणसुखं समृच्छति ॥७०॥

70. Then come hearing, reflection on that, and long, constant and unbroken meditation, for the Muni. After that the learned one attains the supreme Nirvikalpa state and realises the bliss of Nirvana even in this life.

[Compare Bri. Upa. II. iv. 5.

Hearing—of the Truth from the lips of the Guru.

Meditation—the flowing of the mind in one unbroken stream towards one object.

Muni—the man of reflection.

Nirvikalpa state— that state of the mind in which there is no distinction between subject and object—all the mental activities are held in suspension, and the aspirant is one with his Atman. It is a superconscious state, beyond all relativity, which can be felt by the fortunate seeker, but cannot be described in words. The utmost that can be said of it is that it is inexpressible Bliss, and Pure Consciousness. Nirvana, which literally means 'blown out,' is another name for this.]