Dasbodh: Chapter 11 Subchapter 4 Verse 1

Brahman is formless, its nature is similar to that of space
But Brahman is flawless, whereas there are flaws in space.

What is Brahman? Brahman is the spontaneous and natural state, which remains when the four bodies come to an end. The third body, or causal body is ignorance. After giving up ignorance, the one who gives it up remains, and He is in the form of Knowledge. This is the fourth body, the Supra-causal body, the Turya state. Even that Knowledge should be given up.

That knowledge is called AUM, which means "Aham", or "I Am" (Atman). A person who realizes up to this point is termed as "Self-Realized" (Atma-dnyani), or "God".

Beyond this lies the shapeless, quality-less and unchangeable Brahman.

There is no activity, no movement, no entry, and no exit in Brahman. The Inner-Self (Atman) is ever-changing and unsteady. It is conscious of the mind, the concept, and the object. He, the seer, the Self, is conscious of all, even while the body may sit quietly, or is even unconscious. However, the mind, the intellect, speech, etc. do not exist in Brahman.

Shri Siddharmameshwar Maharaj from a talk on Dasbodh - Date unknown

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