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Mcans of Self-Realization achieve his spiritual
for an aspirant as it helps him welfare. 116
While practising various things for self-realization one has to take care that whatever be the fruits of the past karmas, whether good or evil, one has to bear them and see, that he does not incur new karma- bandha. This he can achieve if he enjoys or suffers the fruits with equanimity.!!7 One is always tempted to enjoy the objects of the five senses. While doing so, one generally blames the objects of enjoyment, which is absolutely wrong and unwarranted. Srimad therefore says that there is no defect or there is nothing wrong or there is no fault in a woman or a thing of so called enjoyment. The defect lies in one's own soul. If one keeps oneself free from such defects, which are nothing but passions like attachment etc., one will realize that the so called attractive woman or any such thing is absolutely innocent and harmless. Therefore an aspirant must always bear in mind that the fault lies within him and not outside.'ls Srimad has made it clear that the fault of an aspirant. or of any person for that matter. is passion (ruīgaand droșa) like attachment and repulsion and ignorance. They are the sources of suffering and misery. Unless one overcomes these faulis, one does not qualify for arma - jiūrn and without cī! mill
