Fixing the mind firmly on Brahman [God],
the point of concentration,
restraining the sense organs in their respective centers,
holding the body steady and giving up all thoughts for its maintenance,
attaining identity with Brahman [God] and being One with it,
continuously drink the bliss of Brahman in your own Self.
Of what use are other things?
They are entirely false, empty illusions.

— Adi Shankaracharya. Vivekachudamani