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And it is made of all kinds of nectar-like pleasures, such as body-massage (pressing), etc., but now, due to the sudden attainment of the Upanishad (secret) of the soul-principle, we do not feel any attachment to this world at all, only interest in the soul-principle. ||23||
Those who hold the extreme hardness of the world's illusory fabric, born of ignorance, like a doll made of wood or stone, are extremely delighted like a pot of milk in the form of breasts. ||24||
**Meaning:** Now, the illusory fabric of this world, born of ignorance, does not seem very pleasurable or attractive, like a doll made of wood or stone, or like a pot of milk in the form of breasts, because the ignorance-cloud has dissipated, and the moon of self-knowledge has risen, resulting in the natural attainment of the nectar of bliss. Therefore, it is good to completely renounce the world's illusions. ||24||
Whether it is worldly possessions or royal glory, or the collection of elephants, horses, and cows, it is not born of knowledge, meditation, and peace. What is it to your mind? ||25||
External pleasures, what are they to your mind? They are not the pleasures of the soul. Therefore, who would abandon the happiness that is within their control and desire external happiness? ||25||
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