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## The Exposition of the Path to Liberation (Moksha)
**Verse 379**
The exposition of the path to liberation (Moksha) has been presented previously, relying on the concept of "self-other" (svaparapratyayaparyaya) and the distinction between means and ends (bhinnsadhyasadhanabhava), based on the principle of conventional reality (vyavaharanaya). This is not contradictory, as both the definitive (nishcaya) and conventional (vyavahara) realities have the relationship of means and ends, like gold and gold-stone. Therefore, the path to liberation (tirthapravartana) is governed by both principles.
**Commentary**
This verse describes the path of pure self-conduct (shuddh svaricharitra). The yogi, free from all delusions (mohavyaha), devoid of the sense of self in external objects (paradravya), and focused solely on the true self (svadravya), practices the distinction of perception and knowledge (darshanajnanavikalpa) as non-dual with the self (atman). This is true self-conduct.
Thus, the path to liberation has been presented based on the definitive reality (nishcayanya), relying on the non-dual nature of means and ends (abhinnsadhyasadhanabhava) of pure substance (shuddhdravya). The previous exposition (in verse 107) was based on the conventional reality (vyavaharanaya), relying on the concept of "self-other" (svaparapratyayaparyaya) and the distinction between means and ends (bhinnsadhyasadhanabhava). There is no contradiction here, as both the definitive and conventional realities have the relationship of means and ends, like gold and gold-stone. Therefore, the path to liberation (tirthapravartana) is governed by both principles.
**Explanation**
This verse further clarifies the concept of "self-time" (svayam) through a different approach. The phrase "charati - charati" (he walks - he walks) signifies the act of self-conduct. The question arises: what kind of conduct? The answer is "svakam charitam charati" (he walks his own conduct). This refers to the individual who, free from attachment (niruparaga), experiences constant bliss (sadananda), and lives a life of self-realization (nijatmanucharanarupa). This individual remains equanimous (samatabhavananukula) in the face of life and death, gain and loss, pleasure and pain, praise and blame.
Who is this individual? It is the yogi who is free from the sense of self in external objects (paradravya), devoid of all mental constructs (vikalpajala) like desire for sensory objects (panchendriyavishayabhilasha), egotism (mamatva), etc. This yogi does not identify with external objects (bahirangaparadravya) and does not consider them as part of the self (svabhava).
What does this yogi do? The verse states "darshanajnanavikalpam avikalpam charati atmanah" (he practices the distinction of perception and knowledge as non-dual with the self). This means that the dualistic perception of "I know" and "I see" (ahm jnata, ahm drashta), which arises in the state of duality (saviikalpa), becomes non-dual (nirvikalpa) in the state of samadhi. In this state, the yogi experiences the infinite knowledge and bliss (anantajnanananda) as non-dual with the self.
This verse, along with the previous one, further elaborates on the concept of "self-time" (svayam) and its non-dual nature (nirvikalpasvamsavedanasvarupa).