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VICHAR MALA.
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Why is Self not a docr and enjoyer in the sight of the
vise?
Because him the Devas, Indra etc., express a desire to
have;
He is steady and deep.
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There rest the wise always, from,
'I,' and 'hou,' 'this' and 'that' removed.
Self is actionless and very deep, Indra and the other Devas express a desire and wish to have [ or acquire knowledge of] him; and for which knowledge 'I am your teacher, and you pupil'; 'this you should do' 'that is a result of this,' and similar other expressions are directly opposed to him. To that Self they do not apply and are therefore opposed to those beliefs. The wise always rest there, and for the matter of that, have no such distinct knowledge of doer and action.
There is no waking or dreaming,
Where in profound slumber mind is absorbed.
'I' and 'Thou;'-there cannot possibly continue. Know that to be Self.
In that Intelligence of Self there is an absence of waking and dreaming, and in profound slumber when the mind is destroyed [ ceases to exist practically ] that too is wanting in it. Moreover Intelligence has no such experience of 'I' and 'Thou'; and that Intelligence is regarded by the wise to be their Self.
Whether or no the usual practices of the wise are productive of results?
A wise man oes many works, According to the usual rules of the world; But as smoke cannot get mixed with ether, He knows the world is worthless [unreal].
A wise person nowing actions to be produced by the
