Just as a red cloth, or any covering, can conceal the true nature of what lies beneath, so too is the Supreme Person veiled from ordinary sight. Yet, for those who earnestly seek liberation, the Supreme Person is to be worshipped, contemplated, and heard about with devotion. Through such practices, yogis, unimpeded by any obstacle, come to directly realize this Supreme at the appropriate time. In that realization, the self within all beings is recognized as none other than Brahman itself. United with the Supreme, the seeker becomes utterly alone—pure, singular, and undivided. Having attained immortality, the wise one finds perfect peace. From this state alone, Brahman expands forth, and the entire world is then seen for what it truly is: a mere illusion. Thus, the knower becomes content, resting in the knowledge of Brahman alone, which alone is auspicious. In this way, unity is attained with the imperishable Self, which is whole and without parts. Yet, the world remains covered by ignorance, and because of this, knowledge becomes confused and obscured. All else is ignorance; only knowledge, in truth, is real. Yoga, the state of a single-pointed mind, is declared to be the very essence of all Vedanta. For one established in the knowledge of yoga, nothing is unattainable anywhere. The one who sees Sāṃkhya and Yoga as a single, unified path is truly a knower of the truth. While all else may sink here or there, the Self never does—so the scriptures declare. Those devoted to both knowledge and yoga ultimately attain That—the Supreme—at the end of their bodily existence. The all-pervading Self, facing all directions, is proclaimed in all the Vedas. “I am the Inner Ruler, eternal, with hands and feet everywhere. Though I have no eyes, I see; though I have no ears, I hear. The seers of truth call me the one great Person. That supreme power is mine, whose form is pure, stainless, and without qualities.” “Listen, O knowers of Brahman, with focused minds, for I shall declare this to you. Though I am without qualities, I set all this in motion; the wise recognize me as the cause. Yogis who are united with me attain the imperishable, and together with me, they reach supreme purity and liberation. By my grace, O masters of yoga, this is the teaching of the Veda. This knowledge I have spoken is firmly grounded in both Sāṃkhya and Yoga.” From these teachings, it is understood that all arises from Brahman, and thus the world is thoroughly pervaded by it. Brahman abides everywhere, pervading all things, as affirmed by the scriptures. It is the eternal foundation, ever-blissful, unmanifest, and free from all duality. Without distinctions or appearances, it is the abode of all, the supreme nectar. Qualityless and boundless, this supreme expanse is known by the wise alone. “I am that,” declares the Supreme, “all-pervading, peaceful, the very self of knowledge, the supreme Lord. All beings abide in me; whoever knows this is truly a knower of the Veda. Of the two principles, the beginningless one is called time, the supreme uniter. That is its own nature; the other is different, and those who understand know my form as that. What is known as Prakriti is the enchantress of all embodied beings. Because of freedom from ego, it is called the twenty-fifth principle. The power of discernment is the true knower; from that, ego arises.” Thus, the scripture unfolds the mystery of the Supreme Person, the nature of knowledge, and the way to liberation, guiding seekers to realize the all-pervading Self that underlies and transcends all.