Most people now follow only the passionate, restless (rajasic) and dull, ignorant (tamasic) paths in repeating the Divine Name and meditation. However, the very intention of repeating the Divine Name and meditation is to purify the mind and the intellect. In order to achieve this, the first path of pure and serene (satwic) meditation is best. When the mind and the intellect become pure, they will shine with the splendour of the understanding of the Atma. He in whom this understanding shines fully is called a sage (rishi). The knower of Atma becomes the Atma itself (Brahmavid Brahmaiva bhavati). The goal of life, that which makes life worthwhile, is the understanding of the Atma or, in other words, the basis of the individual soul (jiva). (Dhyana Vahini, Ch.2)