Book Title: Karma Yoga
Author(s): Swami Vivekanand
Publisher: Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture Culcutta

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________________ THE METHOD AND THE MEANS. 85 the things of the world, untouched by the defects of attachment, aversion, and delusion. Hence, knowledge or âhâra being purified, the sattva material of the mind or antahkarana, the internal organ, in which is stored all such knowledge, will become purified, and the sattva being purified, an unbroken memory of the knowledge of the real nature of the infinite One, that has been attained through the scriptures, will result." The explanations by Sankara and Râmånuja of the word â hâra are apparently conflicting, yet both are true and necessary. The manipulating and controlling of what is called the finer body, † are no doubt higher functions than the controlling of the grosser body of flesh. But the control of the grosser is ab * ( Vide Bhashya by Sankara of the Chhậndogya Upanishad, vil-26). + The finer body or Sukshma Sarira in man, is made up of the five sense-organs plus the five organs of action plus the Manas and Buddhi. It is not destroyed by death but re-incarnates with all past experiences until the soul reaches perfection or mukti.

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