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tiation. Though I am one with the body from the point of view of bondage, yet I am different from xt, as we possess different characteristics. The body is made up of sense-organs, but I am devoid of the senses. The body is devoid of knowledge, but I am of the essence of knowledge. The body is perishable, but I am imperishable. My body has a beginning and an end. In the course of my mundane existence, hundreds of thousands of bodies of mine have perished. I am different from all these bodies Oh, dear; when such is the case, what relation is there between me and external objects ? (5)
The body is the receptacle of impurities It is developed from impurities such as semen and blood in the womb. It is the seat of unclean things like lavatory. The skincovering is full of apertures through which exude impurities. Like fire the body consumes quickly what comes in contact with it. Bathing, appliction of perfumes, incense, power, garlands etc. cannot remove the impurities of the body. Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct alone will bring about the complete purification of the soul. (6)
Influx leads to calamity and distress in this life and in the life to come. The senses, the passions and non-abstinence lead to as speedy influx as the current of a river. The senses such as touch, sight and the rest plunge the wild elephant, the crow, the serpent, the bird, the deer and the rest into the ocean of misery. Similarly
