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Chapter 15
Attachment to the insentient, leads a man, to have desire to act and to acquire. If this desire to act and to acquire is wiped out, while possessing life-breath power, a man is emancipated. But, if he gives up the body while possessing desire, he has to be reborn. On account of desires of the previous birth, he receives new life-breath to fulfil them.
The life-breath power, should be spent in removing desires. Desire can be easily wiped out by being engrossed in the welfare of all beings, without any selfish motive.
The term 'Grhitva means to make attachment and accept them as mine which are not ours. It takes them with It by regarding them as Its, while these never regard It, as theirs nor are they controlled by It. This error of attachment and assumed affinity binds It.
Whether a thing is acquired or not, whether it is superior or inferior, whether it is being used by us or not, whether it is far or near, if we regard it as ours, our attachment to it, subsists.
A man (the self), remains attached to mundane objects, such as a body etc., even after giving up the body. Therefore, the bones of a dead body are immersed into the Ganges, so that the man (self or soul) may attain salvation. We are free and powerful enough, to renounce this assumed affinity (attachment).
If we renounce it during this life; we may attain salvation in this very life. This inclination towards, mundane objects which are not ours and disinclination for God, Who is ours, are great stumbling blocks in spiritual progress.
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