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**Meaning:** The awakened soul experiences various types of mental afflictions (ādhi) arising from the senses, while in general, the radiant, blissful, and ever-connected nature of the soul is manifested. ||76||
**Meaning:** Just as fire does not burn from a spark, nor does it generate heat in that state, similarly, the soul is not affected by these pleasurable experiences, nor is it overcome by them. ||77||
**Meaning:** Just as the sun shines in the state of deep sleep, without any sense of self, so too, in pure discernment, the blissful and witnessing nature of the soul is manifested with utmost clarity. ||78||
**Meaning:** Therefore, according to the perspective of pure discernment, the soul is the experiencer of pure bliss (cidānanda), while according to the perspective of impure discernment, it is the experiencer of pleasure and pain caused by karma. ||79||
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