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of soul, which take refuge in the nature of pure soul alone lead to generation of pure forms. The self-refuge nature of pure self cannot ever generate malign forms that cause misery and unhappiness. It can only lead to absolute and infinite bliss and happiness.
If the soul does not take refuge in its own nature and takes shelter in associated objects, the latter cannot create any happiness and lead to peace as these simply do not exist within the soul and hence cannot provide any refuge. Therefore, an individual takes recourse in its own nature, leaving other objects whose association is temporary. External or other objects in the universe can never provide the peace that emanate from within. The support/foundation/shelter/ refuge can be found in the same object and is not separable. For example, gold remains gold as it always takes refuge in the forms or properties of gold. Gold can only provide support to retain itself as gold. It does not depend on other objects to support and retain its goldness. Thus, the foundation of goldness is not different from gold. Likewise, refuge of the soul has to be within itself and cannot be separate, i.e., it is inseparable. Similarly all substances are independent and are supported by their own foundations. The pure soul too is supported by itself.
47. Self-owned Relationship (Swaswami - Sambandh) - A son is related to his mother, wife is related to her husband, money is related to its owner, land to a landlord, kingdom to a King and so on. Spirituality has relation only with the pure soul and nothing else, not even to one's body or senses.
Karmic bondage takes place when one ignores selfownership relation with one's soul and takes refuge in Karmas. The relation between the soul and Karmas is only
