The world which is full of attachments, aversions, etc., is like a dream. Constant practice of knowledge purifies the Self ('Jivatman'), stained by ignorance and then disappears itself - as the powder of the'Kataka-nut' settles down after it has cleansed the muddy water.Ħ. When ignorance is destroyed the Self which does not admit of any multiplicity truly reveals itself by itself: like the Sun when the clouds pass away.ĥ. The Soul appears to be finite because of ignorance. Knowledge does verily destroy ignorance as light destroys deep darkness.Ĥ. Action cannot destroy ignorance, for it is not in conflict with or opposed to ignorance. Compared with all other forms of discipline Knowledge of the Self is the one direct means for liberation.ģ. Just as the fire is the direct cause for cooking, so without Knowledge no emancipation can be had. I am composing the ATMA-BODHA, this treatise of the Knowledge of the Self, for those who have purified themselves by austerities and are peaceful in heart and calm, who are free from cravings and are desirous of liberation.Ģ. By Adi Sankaracharya, Translated by Swami Chinmayanandaġ.
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