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The diverse kinds of luxury are also a cause of fear for the wise. ||72|| Having attained oneness (siddh) in this way, as a result of merit and demerit. He who does not believe this, the foolish soul, has no end to his ocean of existence. ||73|| Due to these aforementioned reasons, the soul is distinct from both merit and demerit, which are both of the same nature as suffering. Because, from the perspective of pure conviction, the soul is always sat-chit-ananda-maya. ||74|| Just as the form of the sun, which is of the nature of heat and light, becomes visible when the clouds disappear, so too does the form of the soul, which is capable of being known in the fourth state, become visible when the coverings are destroyed. ||75|| Diverse thoughts and experiences of happiness arise from the eyes of the waking state. But the common nature is that of chit-ananda, which pervades all states. ||76||
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