Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
It does not break, because their heart is made of the atoms of vajra. ||20||
Desire for objects is not for those who seek liberation, not even in all the four paths. Just as one who desires sandalwood trees in a dense forest of sandalwood trees does not have any affection for other trees growing on mountainous land, similarly, yogis who seek liberation do not have any affection for the objects of the four paths. ||21||
Meaning: Thus, for the yogi who has established the essence of detachment in his pure intellect, detachment from his own qualities also arises. ||22||
Meaning: The gains obtained through association, such as vast knowledge, gooseflesh, wandering, and strong poison, are like straw to a detached mind; they cannot produce pride in him. ||23||