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are as well mortal and they die, they also expand and shrink and their form also deteriorates (and progressively decays) in various ways.
A4. There is complete 'self identity' between the doer of efforts for the nirvana or mokşa (liberation, salvation, emancipation) and the one who attains it, the bondage as well as release is of, and by, one's own Self.
B. LOKAVĀDA
B1. That the believer in Self recognises the existence of this universe and is termed Lokávadi (believer in the existence of World or Universe). On all sides one perceives tangibles having sound, shape etc. ( i. e. smell, taste and touch) and the deluded one becomes engrossed in them- these sensory feelings amount everything to him. These sense-objects constitute the universe which in reality is nothing more than sense-objects.
B2. One who is for sense-objects, rejoices that (a) these are my relatives; (b) this is my wealth and (c) treats his body as if it will last for ever. Such people all the time think of sensual pleasures and being fully occupied with activity, with the assistance of subservients (animals etc.), become engaged through all available means in the production for their own as well as their peoples' consumption; and they always try to strike the balance, more or less, for future with deep attachment. Many a people consider immovables etc. as their own, like the life full of riches, women and luxaries and are always busy enjoying it without seeing any wrong with it, because they think that the pleasant items are meant for enjoyment only.
B3. (i) But human life is limited and when the power of senses is spent up, these (very) people feel nervous and frustrated and due to age become unfit for laughter, sex pleasure and for personal adorning. As a result, they at times become sick (a) Relatives with whom he lives sometimes part with, show disrespect, do not support, or criticise him, sometimes the reverse may also happen. In point of fact, neither he can be a solace for relatives nor can relatives be so for him. (b) Perchance he is able to amass large wealth but the same is divided by claimants, stolen away by thieves, taken away by the king, lost or destroyed by fire etc. and the poor fellow then regrets, for all the hard and cruel labour put în by him as if was for the benefit of others: For the sake of the 'body', people assault others but it is frail and perishable and whether seen inside or from outside it is likewise filthy and all the time foul matter is pouring out of it. Death, which invariably visits one day or the other, will put it to an end. By nature it is wasting, impermanent, everchanging, decaying and liable to growth as well as consumption. Its appearance is just circumstancial. Life-span cannot be increased; on the contrary, like a drop of water on a leaf, life can be destroyed by just a wave of wind.
B3. (ii) A person absorbed in worldly pleasures is most often cruel towards other beings love for beauty leads to violence. He is full of tension and anxiety throughout the day and the night, all the time toils for wealth etc., becomes an
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