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eclls-38 'self'. Neither Lord Indra, the king of gods, nor any of the great universal monarchs are able to obtain even a drop of the eternal ecstasy that overflows from the heart of an unattached ascetic. By virtue of an ascetic's non-attachment, ultimate bliss comes to rest in his heart.
The joys of kinghood as well as godhood are, on the other hand, very transient since the attachment to their sources generates a subconscious fear of their loss.
