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Non-possessiveness - a universal framework
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The wise who have understood the essence of religion do not have any attachment for material objects, not even for their own bodies,
One who understands this distinction between the soul and the body will not spend his life in futile pursuits. He realizes that joy does not lie in acquiring any object or entity, but in relinquishing it. The Great Seer emphasized:
Joy is not object-bound, it is thought-bound.
This is the pathway of joy, known to us as the path of nonpossessiveness. When this contemplation transforms into action, then the heavens inhabit the earth, and the entire universe is filled with peace and joy.
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