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ઈબ્દોપદેશ Self Culture is the best Culture 45. Alien, after all an alien,
Is ever a source of ills and pains, Self, being after all one's self, Is ever a source of joy and gain. 87 Sages are ever on their guard, Not to yield to . alien matter, They rather use its energies,
To get relief of physical needs. 88 46. The fools who ever take delight,
In claiming matter as their self, Are ever, dragged as prisoners war,
Through endless gates of births and deaths. 89 47. The ascetics with a content mind,
Take their boats off noisy coast, And anchoring them in peaceful self,
Are filled with an immortal joy. 90 48. The fruits of actions piled within,
In forms of varied trends, instincts, From long, long immemorial times, Drive the self to sins and crimes. 91 But ascetics of the serene mind, Are not touched by the instincts piled,
They turn them into heap of ashes, . By flash of concentrated light. 92
