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Chapter 12
Devotees, who worship an attributeless Absolute, specially hold two views,
- Whatever appears in the form of insentient or the sentient, and moving or the unmoving, is soul or Brahma (the Absolute).
- Whatever appears, is perishable, transitory and unreal. Thus, realizing the seen, as unreal, and whatever remains, is soul or Brahma.
A striver, following the path of knowledge, cannot attain perfection, merely by learning 'All is Brahma', so long as he has attachment in his mind i.e., he possesses evil propensities, such as desire (lust), and anger etc. So, like a Karmayogi, it is necessary for him to remain engrossed, in the welfare of all beings, to attain perfection, by renouncing attachment.
Those strivers, who having assumed the world, as unreal, meditate on God in solitude, their physical renouncement of actions, proves useful, in their spiritual path. But, by mere renunciation, they do not attain to perfection (Gita 3/4). For attaining perfection, dispassion for pleasure and detachment from the body, senses, ntind and intellect, are very essential, and for dispassion and detachment, they should remain engrossed, in the welfare of all beings. When they lead a lonely life, away from the world, they have an egoistic notion, which can be removed by being engrossed, in the welfare of all beings.
A striver, should not only be detached from the world, but also from the body, because the body is also a part of the world. So long as, he identifies himself with the body, and remains attached to it, even by living in loneliness, he cannot attain his aim. In order to, efface egoism and attachment, he must be engrossed, in the welfare of all beings.
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