A Śaṃkara Source-book: Śaṃkara on enlightenment

Absolute action actionless agent Agnihotra already arise attained avidyā becomes birth body Brahma Sūtra Brahma-loka Brahmin Bṛhad Bṛhadāraṇyaka Chand Chandogya Upanishad cognition contradiction death deities derivative literature desire dhyāna discrimination distinction dreamless sleep ego-sense empirical experience enlightened enlightened person eternal ether existence explained Extract Five Fires Flame fruit Hence Hiranyagarbha identity immortality implies injunction intellect Kaṭha Katha Upanishad knower liberation Lord Maṇḍana Miśra meditation merit and demerit metaphysical mind nacre negation nescience non-dual notion object one's pain passage performed phrase present pure Consciousness qualities reality realization realm reference reflection renunciation ritual ritualistic Ṛk sacrifice Sama Veda Śamkara Samkhya sense sentence soul spiritual supreme form Sureśvara Sūtra Sutras syllable symbol teaching text That thou thou art transcendent transmigratory true nature U.S. verse Udgitha Upanishad Veda Vedic texts verily Vijñāna Vital Energy Witness word thou world of Brahmā Yajur Veda yoga Yoga Sūtra