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Chapter 16
A striver, is not angry with those who exhaust his virtues, by praising and serving him. He thinks, that he does not deserve praise or service, and it is out of their good and virtuous nature, that they do so. His virtues are not exhausted, because he does not enjoy their praise or service etc., i.e., he does not derive pleasure, out of these.
Tyagah:- Real renunciation, consists in having detachment, from the world. A striver, should have external, as well as internal, renunciation. He should renounce sinful, unjust and evil actions, and should not enjoy worldly pleasures. Besides, he should renounce desire for the perishable, worldly things and objects etc., from his heart. Renunciation of desire, from the heart, is superior to outward physical renunciation. Renunciation, leads to immediate peace (Gita 12112).
The desire for perishable, is the main obstacle to one's spiritual progress. When a striver, instead of having the aim of gaining worldly pleasures and prosperity, has only an aim for God-realization, his desires go on disappearing. The more, he renounces desire, the more, he advances spiritually.
Santih:-Absence of distractions, which evolve out of attachment and aversion, is tranquillity or placidity. A striver, remains tranquil in unfavourable circumstances, also by thinking, that these destroy sins, and purify his inner sense of favourable circumstances eat away virtues and there is every possibility of degradation, rather than of progress.
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