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( 45 ) 8. Like the man who gives up a thing which he knows to be another's property, the wise man gives up all those tendencies and inclinations that are not natural to his soul.
9. I am not tied down to infatuation by any bonds of relationship; knowledge and perception are my only functions ; those who are the knowers of the Self regard me as separate and distinct from this delusion-producing infatuation.
10. Verily, I am one; I am pure ; I am knowledge and perception personified; and I am always unperceivable by the senses ; apart from my own self, not even a shred of anything else belongs to me.
11. With respect to my real nature, I am one, free from all impurities, devoid of selfishness, and perfect in respect of knowledge and perception ; by establishing myself in my natural state and by becoming engaged in the contemplation of my true self, I destroy passion, anger and all other such feelings and emotions..
12. As gold that has been purified by fire never goes back to the state of ore, so does the knowing soul who has acquired wisdom by meritorious work not have to lapse into ignorance again.
13. This soul obtains the status of a Pure Soul by contemplating upon himself as such; but if
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