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Podcast: Śivadyuti (शिवद्युति)
Episode: Māṇḍūkya Upaṇiṣad Kārikā 3 46—The Quiescent Mind
Description: “When the mind does not merge in the inactivity of oblivion, or become distracted by desires—that is to say, when the mind becomes quiescent and does not give rise to appearances, it verily becomes Brahman.” —Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad Kārikā 3.46
“When the mind, brought under discipline by the above-mentioned methods (the practice of knowledge and discrimination), does not fall into the oblivion of deep sleep, nor is distracted by external objects—that is, when the mind becomes quiescent like the flame of a lamp in a windless place—in this steady condition the mind realizes the nondual Brahman alone...