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is made in order to emphasize the difference between the two. But here, their separateness is compared with a sword and a sheath. When a sword is within its sheath, it does not come to the notice and both of them look as one object, but no one can deny the separate existence of the sword from its sheath. Similarly the soul, though unnoticeable, is separate from the body. Moreover, as the sword occupies the entire space of the sheath, the soul stays within every part of the body.
The Adhyös pertaining to the body, which is called Dehädhyäs in these two stanzas, was discussed earlier. But there is also an Adhyös relating to the senses. It is called Indriyadhyäs. The worldly soul is used to know through the senses and as such it remains attached to the objects of the senses. Under the impact of that attachment, the soul conceives of happiness as lying in the sense objects and tries to seek that from the external sources. Such attachment being too strong, the worldly soul remains involved with the sense objects and the circumstances associated with them. That extrovert state is termed as Bahirätmä. By virtue of that involvement, the soul does not find time to look inward to its own nature. That condition will change, when it comes in contact with a true Guru. Thereafter, it is awakened from the slumbering state of ignorance and turns inward. That introvert state is termed as Antarätmä.
જે દૃષ્ટા છે દૃષ્ટિનો, જે જાણે છે રૂપ; અબાધ્ય અનુભવ જે રહે, તે છે જીવસ્વરૂપ.
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