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results of that work, and he remains untouched by it like a leaf of the lotus plant to which water does not stick. Thus, although he does actions, he is not bound by them, because he does them disinterestedly.' Thus, Jñānes'vara supports the Gitä in holding that there is no objection to lead a worldly active life of work, but what is necessary is an attitude of detachment and indifference to the actions and their fruits. Jhānes'vara says that the devotees must develop renunciation for the worldly objects. The sanyasi is one who does not desire anything out of attachment, is free from hatred, and has overcome the sense of dualism. Even though he is encircled by upādhis he is not bound by them, and his mind is free from any kind of predetermination. He must develop an attitude of equanimity towards pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and censure, honour and dishonour, who looks equally upon a snake and Urvas'i, on dung and gold, gem and stone and thus on all dualities. His equanimity (samyabuddhi-Terase) is never disturbed. He must thus rise above the attributes (guņātīta-qurata), and must remain unaffected for ever just as the sky is never touched by the six seasons. Jñānes' vara prescribes a long code of virtues under the name of Divine heritage to be practised by the devotees in order to prepare themselves for the final achievement. He prescribes fearlessness, purity, fixity of knowledge,
i Jñanes' varž. V. 48, 49, 50. 2 Ibid. V. 20-25. 3 Ibid. XIV. 351-371,
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