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Chapter 14
With the sense of 'I' and 'mine', in the body, these three gums, bind the soul in the body. In the absence of a sense of 'I' and 'mine' it is only God Himself.
An Important Fact
The spirit, assumes its affinity with the body, in two ways.
- I am the body - sense of egoism.
- The body is mine - sense of mineness.
Thus, the spirit, by having links of egoism and a sense of mine, is bound by, the three guns.
Though a married person is linked with all members of the family of his wife, yet he regards necessities of his wife as his own, so the spirit having assumed its affinity with the body, regards the latter's necessities as its own. Moreover, in spite of being imperishable, it is afraid of death and has a desire to live. If it renounces its affinity with the body, it will have no desire to live, nor will it be afraid of death. Therefore, so long as, it has a desire to live, and is afraid of death, it means, that it is bound by guns.
The spirit is uniform and imperishable, while the body being kaleidoscopic and perishable, is decaying every moment. So, if a striver, does not attach importance to what is decaying and perishing every moment, he will realize automatically the imperishable and transcendental self.
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