The Infinite Stillness of the Supreme Reality
Supreme Reality
At the heart of existence lies a Supreme Reality, vast and uncontained, stretching beyond any limit we can imagine. It is infinite and boundless, much like the vast expanse of the sky (Akash). Any effort to pin it down feels like pursuing a fleeting shadow
It dwells nowhere in particular yet pervades everything.
This reality is unmoving and eternal—a silent presence untouched by time or change. It’s not something we can chase or claim in the usual ways, for it’s beyond reach (Agam), slipping past the edges of our senses.
He moves, and He moves not. He is far and also near. He is within all, and He is outside all—Isha Upanishad
Without shape (Nirankar) or defining traits (Nirguna), it has no fixed home (Aniket) and holds no attachments (Asang), existing in flawless purity (Nirdosh)—the ultimate expression of wholeness. It evades even our deepest thoughts, rising above the mind’s restless churn (Nir Vichar).
The Supreme is without qualities and beyond comprehension, yet it is that which illumines all understanding. — Bhagavad Gita
Free from all ties (Nirbandh), it harbors no favoritism (Nirmohi) or claims of ownership (Nirmama). Unconquerable and invincible (Ajeya), it eludes our sight (Adrishya) while dwelling close as our own awareness—the steady observer (Sakshi), the unseen gaze (Dishta).
Closer than your breath and nearer than your hands and feet is That. — Kabir
Timeless and fearless (Abhaya), its clarity mirrors pristine waters (Nirmal). Untamed (Avijit), untouchable (Agamya), and beyond full knowing (Agyeya), it knows no birth or end (Akal). Free from wants or outcomes (Nishkama), it stays spotless (Niranjan). Like the open sky (Aakash Vat), it holds everything without being stained, whole and unbroken (Akhand).
Unborn, eternal, ever existing, and primeval, that Spirit is not slain when the body is slain. — Bhagavad Gita 2.20
In the end, this reality calls to the soul’s deepest ache, a longing no earthly chase can satisfy. What’s left is the peace of oneness (Advaita), where divisions fade, leaving only a clear, timeless silence—without start or finish.
In the ocean of the One, where ‘I’ and ‘you’ do not exist, I have lost myself. — Rumi
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Author
Umang Srivastava, as Mitram, is an assistant professor by training and a seeker by heart. His writings explore the intersections of spirituality, psychology, philosophy, science, and human resilience. Drawing from both academic rigor and lived experience, he reflects on mental health, poetry, shayari, satire, and astrology, always with a deep respect for truth and transformation.
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