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MARI
ATMA-SIDDHI
these practices of renunciation of the world, retiring into forests, preaching the religion of non-injury etc., etc.
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Apparent adoption of rites is futile. त्याग, विराग न चित्तमां, थाय न तेने ज्ञान । अटके त्याग विरागमां, तो भूले निजभान ॥ ७ ॥ यस्य चित्ते न त्यागादि न हि स ज्ञानवान् भवेत् । ये तु त्यागादिसंसक्ता निजतां विस्मरन्ति ते ॥ ७ ॥ To him (who has) no renunciation, nonattachment (etc.) in his heart, (there, can) never come self-knowledge. (If he) stops at (merely external) renunciation, non-attachment (etc., etc., he) forgets his self-ideal.
Commentary.-Unless the man's heart is filled with spontaneous abandonment of sensepleasures and their long and infinite progeny, the innumerable entanglements in the pursuit of worldly success and pleasures, he cannot obtain self-knowledge by mere external pursuit of pious life. Here the first half verse relates to true and inner renunciation etc. These are essential to liberation. The last half relates to false or merely external renunciation, which is not enough. To be satisfied with this only is foolish and means forgetfulness or the real object of gaining soul-knowledge.
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