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96. Faith turns back from thnt which appears disagreeable to the intelleet; How is it possible for the mind to lose itself in that wherein his faith finds no stay ?
97. Concentrated devotion to the soul as apart from that of the devotee, exKalts bim to the high station of the object of devotion; the wick though ever other than the lamp becomes it through force of sheer devotion
98. Self becomes the self through devotion to self, the wood acting upon itself tur to fire. *
99. Thus should constantly be kept before the mind, with all devotion, either of these processes ; he who does this attains that condition which is beyond speech and whence there is no return (at any time).
100. If the conscious clement ( of our being y were mere result of organization (or
* Two pieces of the aramain wood en being violently nibbed togother produca: fire.
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