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The path to liberation is a subtle and intricate process, involving a shift from being engrossed in external objects (par-samaya) to recognizing the true nature of the self (sva-samaya). When one, through the pure light of discernment, experiences the self as the essence of the Supreme Being, they begin to live in accordance with the true nature of their own self. By understanding the nature of both the self and the external world, a being, free from attachment, merges into the pure self-awareness of their own true nature (sva-samaya). This liberation from bondage, which is the opposite of the manifestation of infinite qualities like perfect knowledge, is achieved. Thus, it is understood that the path to liberation lies in the unwavering conduct of the self, characterized by self-awareness, which is the true nature of the soul. ||155||
This verse concludes the explanation of the distinction between the self and the external world. This is a description of the nature of those who are engaged in external activities. A being who, driven by attachment, experiences pleasure or pain in external objects, is one who has abandoned their own true nature and is engaged in external activities. ||156||
Whoever, due to the influence of delusion and its consequences, engages in external objects, experiencing pleasure or pain, is considered to have abandoned their own true nature and is engaged in external activities. This is because the pure use of one's own nature is considered one's own conduct, while the use of external objects with attachment is considered external conduct. ||156||
Translation of the verse: (He) who (with attachment) in external objects (experiences) pleasure or pain (if he does), (that being) is one who has abandoned his own true nature and is engaged in external activities.
Commentary: This is a statement about the nature of those who engage in external activities.
A being who, due to the influence of delusion and its consequences, engages in external objects, experiencing pleasure or pain, is considered to have abandoned his own true nature and is engaged in external activities. This is because the pure use of one's own nature is considered one's own conduct, while the use of external objects with attachment is considered external conduct. ||156||
_Commentary: The text further clarifies the nature of those who are engrossed in external objects. A being who, driven by attachment, experiences pleasure or pain in external objects, is one who has abandoned their own true nature and is engaged in external activities. _