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consciousness, are the bravest. The supreme bravery of those, who have so stabilized in the past, are stabilizing at present and will stabilize in future, is surprisingly amazing.
“Those great men, who have found the relation of body with the soul exactly similar to that of cloth with the body, to that of sheath with the sword; those, who have experienced the vivid and unbound soul, treat life and death as identical.
"As the brilliance of inconceivable substance in the form of pure consciousness gets manifested, its inconceivability vividly comes to light. We are immensely grateful to the highly graceful saints, who have determined that the inconceivable substance is the same as the innate nature of the Self.
"As the moon shines over the earth, the entire land looks white by virtue of its bright rays, but the moon is never identified with the land; similarly the soul, which visualizes the whole universe, is never identified with the universe. It always stays in the form of consciousness. Its identification with the universe is merely illusory
"The universe does not enter the space; the space is devoid of all sorts of concepts. Similarly the right percipients have observed the soul as totally devoid of all other substances, devoid of all their states. How can there be extinction of the soul, which cannot arise by any other substance?
"The worldly soul holds illusory fright about death on account of its ignorance and unawareness of its true nature. Withdrawing from that illusion, the enlightened is awake to its pure, conscious experiential state and hence stays fearless. By keeping that state in mind, one can have the sense of equality for all the living beings. By withdrawing the tendency from all the external objects, the soul attains the blissful quietude. (833)
Importance of this human life:- "The hard to get human life has earlier been obtained many a time, but that has not been fruitful. Gratitude goes to this human life, because the enlightened being has been recognized during the present embodiment and the soul has sought the shelter of that highly graceful being. By virtue of that shelter various types of prejudices could come down. This life would be worthwhile, if the soul leaves the body under the same shelter. Birth, old age, death etc. can be eliminated only by going to the shelter of one, who has brought those aspects to the end by virtue of self-realization. That is the only possible way. This body will be given up, when the destined period of its association with the soul is over. Its separation is bound to occur at any time. Only that life is worthwhile, which is given up under the shelter. By virtue of the said shelter the soul can get abidance in its true nature during this life or shortly afterwards in future.
"Let me always rest on the path of the disentangled Lords indicated by the true Guru.
"I am not the embodiment; the body, wife, sons etc. do not belong to me. I am the indestructible soul in the form of pure consciousness. Craving and aversion can come to the end by such selfcontemplation." (692)
"Those, who do not hold pleasure or displeasure about the association of body etc. have grasped the essence of all the scriptures. That understanding needs to be set in mind.
Way for true well being:- "Instead of being afflicted with the idea that I have not gained the religion or how I shall gain it, one should remove the sense of pleasure or displeasure regarding body etc. and firmly adopt the attitude that the soul is pure consciousness devoid of all connections. He should strongly retain that attitude and if that becomes weak, he should remember the state of the detached Lords. By drawing attention towards their wonderful character he should strengthen his attitude. That is the easiest, best, beneficial and blessed approach." (843)
Medication for worldly disease:- "Be firm that the calm and tranquil religion propounded by the detached Lords is perfectly truthful. That may not be comprehended on account of unworthiness
