The astava crist states very inspiring soaring verse. It says, maanantama, hambodo visa vici sabhavata, deto vas tama ato namevridinava,. shate in me, the infinite, endless ocean of consciousness. The waves of this universe arise and subside. Let the waves arise, let them subside. I neither gain anything, nor do i lose anything. When there are waves in the ocean, does the ocean increase? No, it looks like that swelling up. It doesn't increase. Same amount of water is there. Similarly, when inmy life there is birth, have i gained something? No. This is
"The objects of knowledge, viz., sound, touch, etc., which are perceived in the waking state, are different from each other because of their peculiarities; but the consciousness of these, which is different from them, does not differ because of its homogeneity." Inspired by this verse from the book, Pancadasi by Vidyaranya (Ch 1, Verse 3), Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on direct path of Advaita Vedanta.