Vedanta says that true knowledge does not make us increasingly extrovert, nor does it take us away from our own being. True knowledge is that which quietens the senses and leads us to abide in our own true nature. The senses are said to be quietened when our lives are controlled and not dependent on sensation for happiness, and when the mind is not constantly running away from itself.
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To them who have realized the Supreme Brahman, the entire world is like a garden, all the trees are wish-giving trees, all waters are the water of Ganga, and all their actions are pure and blessed, whatever they speak in their mother-tongue or in Sanskrit are the summary of Vedas, the entire world is a Varanasi (Kashi), and all objects and subjects are the part of Para Brahman itself (i.e., they see Truth everywhere).
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