O Night, you have filled this entire earth with your presence in accordance with the Father’s command. Outstretching your arms you reach to the highest heavens; the twinkling darkness draws near.
Atharva Veda XIX, 47, 1
Therefore, having reached this dam, he who is blind ceases to be blind, he who is miserable ceases to be miserable, he who is afflicted with disease ceases to be afflicted. Therefore, having reached this dam, the night becomes day; for the World of Brahman is lighted once for all.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VIII, IV – Brahman as a Dam, 2
That World of Brahman belongs to those who realize It by means of continence (brahmacharya)-for them there is freedom in all the worlds.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VIII, IV – Brahman as a Dam, 3
Now, what people call yajna (sacrifice), that is really continence. For he who knows Brahman obtains that World of Brahman, which others obtain through sacrifice, by means of continence. What people call ishta (worship), that is really continence. For having desired (ishtva) the Knowledge of the Self; by means of continence one realizes the Self.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VIII, V – Continence, 1
Now, what people call the Satrayana sacrifice, that is really continence. For by means of continence one obtains from the True (Sat) the safety (trana) of the self. What people call the vow of silence (mauna), that is really continence. For after knowing the Self from the scriptures one meditates (manute) on It.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad VIII, V – Continence, 2
