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Equipped with many virtues, they pacify the animosity of those beings who are constantly opposed to each other, even if they are close by. ||11||
What is the benefit of giving or doing penance? Or what is the benefit of following the yamas and niyamas? Only equality should be worshipped, which is like a boat in the ocean of the world. ||12||
Meaning: What is the benefit of giving or doing penance? Or what is the benefit of following the yamas and niyamas? Only equality should be worshipped, which is like a boat in the ocean of the world. ||12||
The happiness of heaven is far away, and the path of liberation is even farther away. But the happiness of equality, which is close to one's mind, is clear and evident. ||13||
Meaning: The happiness of heaven is far away, and the path of liberation is even farther away. But the happiness of equality, which is close to one's mind, is clear and evident. The happiness of the gods who live in the heavenly realm, which arises from the five senses and their objects, is far away and beyond the reach of the senses, such as the eyes. Therefore, it is far away. And the place of liberation, which is full of infinite happiness, is even farther away. These two are not clearly visible. But the natural, independent, and close-to-the-mind happiness of equality, which arises from the cessation of attachment and aversion, is directly experienced and is in one's heart.