When meditation is mastered,
The mind is unwavering like the
Flame of a lamp in a windless place.
In the still mind,
In the depths of meditation,
The Self reveals itself.
Beholding the Self
By means of the Self,
An aspirant knows the
Joy and peace of complete fulfillment.
Having attained that
Abiding joy beyond the senses,
Revealed in the stilled mind,
He never swerves from the eternal truth.
Sri Krishna said: Know that to be imperishable & indestructible, by which all this is pervaded; for none can bring about the destruction of this indestructible substance, the imperishable Atman.
Sri Krishna said: The Atman is never born nor dies at any time. Atman has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. Atman is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. Atman is not slain when the body is slain.
Sri Krishna said: If, however, you think that the Atman [or the symptoms of life] is always born and dies forever, you still have no reason to lament, O mighty-armed.