The mind apprehends the objects of the senses. It must first be extinguished. Depend upon the attributes of objects that are before it, the mind can never show that which is without attributes.
मनस्त्वपहृतं पूर्वमिन्द्रियार्थनिदर्शकम्। न समक्षगुणापेक्षि निर्गुणस्य निदर्शकम्॥