Aparokshanubhuti Verse 129

Sanskrit

भाववृत्त्या हि भावत्वं शून्यवृत्त्या हि शून्यता। ब्रह्मवृत्त्या हि पूर्णत्वं तथा पूर्णत्वमभ्यसेत्।।

Transliteration

127-128. While practicing Samadhi there appear unavoidably many obstacles, such as lack of inquiry, idleness, desire for sense-pleasure, sleep, dullness, distraction, tasting of joy, and the sense of blankness. One desiring the knowledge of Brahman should slowly get rid of such innumerable obstacles. Bhāvavṛttyā hi bhāvatvaṃ śūnyavṛttyā hi śūnyatā. Brahmavṛttyā hi pūrṇatvaṃ tathā pūrṇatvamabhyaset

Swami Vimuktananda's Translation

While thinking of an object the mind verily identifies itself with that, and while thinking of a void it really becomes blank, whereas by the thought of Brahman it attains to perfection. So one should constantly think of (Brahman to attain) perfection.

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