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## Chapter Forty-Six
**463** Dwelling in the body is not fear, but the departure from it is great fear. For the embodied soul, the path of liberation is indeed reversed in this world.
**164** This soul is formless in its own nature, but becomes formed due to its association with the body. Liberation is attained by being formless, therefore, the body should be abandoned as soon as possible.
**165** All attachments are bondage, enjoyment is disease, the body is an enemy, a long lifespan is a source of sorrow, and wealth is fuel for the fire of desire.
**196** Birth, old age, and disease are the initial stages, and death is the final stage. Thus, the embodied soul wanders like a wheel in the ocean of existence.
**197** Enjoyments for the enjoyer are like the hoods of a serpent, therefore, they are not worthy of enjoyment. Thus, for those who contemplate these enjoyments repeatedly, they become terrifying.
**198** These objects of enjoyment are like poison, and they flare up like a fire fueled by stimulating medicines, due to the desire to enjoy them.
**199** There is no satisfaction in these objects, and they not only fail to nourish but also sustain the vine of thirst, which is the root of the cycle of existence.
**200** The fire of desire, born from the body of a woman, fueled by the oil of affection, does not cease until it has consumed the lustful man.
**201** After enjoying all these pleasures, the embodied soul inevitably experiences dispassion. For the wise, all actions like austerity, etc., are merely means to maintain this dispassion.
**202** Although the embodied soul has experienced suffering many times due to these enjoyments, it still desires them. This is just like a child who clings to the feet of its mother, even though she may be beating him with the same foot.
**187-194** Only fools enjoy these pleasures. The end of this body is near, it is impermanent, and a refuge for sin. The soul is becoming identified with this body, therefore, this creature, filled with impure substances, is to be condemned. This creature does not fear dwelling in the body, but it fears leaving it. Certainly, in this world, the tendency is always opposite to the path of liberation.