. ▁At man - an anda ▁i . e . ▁happiness ▁of ▁the ▁At man , ▁that ▁per tain s ▁to ▁Bra h mi ▁st h iti ▁is ▁called ▁Sh anti , ▁which ▁experience ▁is ▁gained ▁when ▁one ▁ab and ons ▁all ▁des ires ▁and ▁lives ▁and ▁acts ▁free ▁from ▁long ing , ▁who ▁has ▁no ▁" I " ▁or ▁" mine " ▁i . e . ▁who ▁has ▁ex ting u ished ▁his ▁individual ▁e go ▁in ▁the ▁One ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁that ▁unity , ▁and ▁att ains ▁to ▁great ▁peace ; ▁such ▁a ▁person ▁stands ▁firm ly ▁in ▁Bra h man ▁ ▁when ▁one ▁gets ▁totally ▁p urg ed ▁of ▁his ▁ignor ance ▁and ▁del usion ▁att ains ▁the ▁highest ▁state ▁of ▁per fection ▁– ▁Self - real isation . ▁ ▁Imp lication ▁ ▁The ▁firm ness ▁of ▁the ▁mind , ▁essential ▁for ▁att aining ▁Self - real isation , ▁is ▁achieved ▁through ▁control ▁of ▁thought ▁waves ▁and ▁by ▁developing ▁one - point ed ▁concentration . ▁P rab hav an anda ▁explains ▁that ▁control ▁of ▁thought ▁waves ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁Pat an j ali ▁in ▁his ▁Y oga ▁S ut ras ▁means ▁the ▁un learning ▁of ▁the ▁false ▁identification ▁of ▁the ▁thought - w aves ▁with ▁the ▁e go - s ense ▁which ▁process ▁involves ▁a ▁complete ▁transformation ▁of ▁character . ▁The ▁sum ▁total ▁of ▁sam sk ar as ▁is ▁character , ▁which ▁character ▁can ▁be ▁transformed ▁by ▁gain ▁of ▁right ▁knowledge ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁all ▁thought - w aves ▁by