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on account of his being tortured by his foes. This Sūtra is a spiritual support in such situation. O man! you yourself are your friend. The vigilant self alone is your friend. Why do you seek a friend outside? The external friend or foe is only concerned from the popular point of view. The present Sūtra is an enunciation from the ultimate standpoint. The implication is: You should be vigilant and self-aware, do not while away the time in search of an external friend. 3.63 jam jāņejjā ucсālaiyam, tam jānejjā dūrālaiyam.
jam jāņejjā dūrālaiyam, tam jānejjā ucсālaiyam Whom you know as devoted to the highest good, him you should know as devoted to what is far away from sensual desires. Whom you know to be far away from sensual desires,
him you should know as devoted to the highest good. Bhāśyam Sutra 63 The person who lives above the sphere of friend and foe does indeed dwell in a higher sphere. 12 Such person is aloof from the feelings, favourable and unfavourable, and as such, is said to dwell in a far-offregion. The dwelling in a higher sphere is indicative dwelling in a far-offregion and vice-versa. 3.64 purisā! attāŋameva abhinigijjha evaņ dukkhã pamokkhasi.
O man! restrain thy own self. Thus thou wilt get freed from
suffering. Bhāoyam Sutra 64 'Self' means soul. O man! you should restrain your own soul which is attached to the pleasurable feeling and averse to the painful one. In this way, you will be free from suffering. 13 Suffering arises from the pleasurable and painful feelings. The person who subdues his feelings does easily get rid of suffering." 3.65 purisā! saccameva samabhijāņāhi.
O man! you should cultivate only the truth. Bhāoyam Sutra 65 In order to answer the query about the means to self-subdual the Sūtra says: O man! thou should cultivate the truth alone. The truth" means the real nature of the worldly objects. Until and unless the truth is properly
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