Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c11.s6.33

c11.s6.33

But the Upanishads recognize the steps by which the mind can fix itself on *Nirguṇa* Brahma, the need of *Upāsanā* or worship of symbols of God. This is called the *Pratīka-upāsanā*. Various symbols are prescribed to suit persons in different stages of spiritual progress. As many as twenty such symbols were suggested by Sanatkumāra in teaching Nārada the knowledge of Brahman, starting with meditation on Name as Brahman, and ending with meditation on the Great (*Bhūman*), the Supreme Bliss, as Brahman.