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Samsara
One ought to follow the Nivritti Karma, [1] and full of devotion to Me, desist from Pravritta Karmas which lead to rebirths. He should start the enquiry into Truth and should not pay any attention to the injunctions of Work. When one enters the path of wisdom, he need not care much even for Nivritti Karma.
Being fixed on Me, intent on Me, he should always practise Yamas and sometimes Niyamas also. He should serve the preceptor, who is of serene mind, who is learned in the Vedas, who is devoted to Me, who is full of Me, who has become one with Me, and who has realised Me as his own Self.
He should be free from pride, envy, jealousy, without attachment, firmly devoted to the Guru, free from impatience and intent upon knowing the Truth. He should not find fault with any and should not indulge in unnecessary or idle talk. He should be indifferent to his wife, children, house, lands, kith and kin, wealth, etc. He should see all alike, because Atman is the same everywhere and through everything the Atman shines.
This Atman, the self-luminous witness, is distinct from the gross and subtle bodies, just as the fire that burns and illumines is different from the wood that is burnt and illuminated. Just as fire which enters the fuel assumes the attributes of the fuel such as origin, smallness, greatness and diversity, so also does the distinct Atman assume the qualities of the body.
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