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described as the quintessence of the ultimate. Activity starts from this point which is verily the origin. All that follows falls within the sphere of maya, where the people mostly abide in and pursue their activities accordingly. In fact, it is this one that led to the composition of forms. This continued to develop in the man too and finally led to the formation of strong knots which are now even difficult to undo except by the special power of will.
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PARALLELISM
Generally people keep themselves engaged in some kind of hobby or other. For the learned it may be the mental pleasure derived from the study of books; for the worshipper the joy of worship; for the bhakta the charms of bhakti; for the siddha the delight of siddhis; for an ascetic the life of aloofness; and for a man of attainments the satisfaction of being perfect. Thus everyone has, and remains entangled in, a particular charm of having some particular type of pleasure which becomes his primary pursuit. For a true follower of the Divine path
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