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17.The man who is pure of heart
Is bound to fulfill himself
In whatever way he is taught. A worldly man seeks all his life, But is still bewildered. Detached from the senses, You are free.
Attached, you are bound. When this is understood,
You may live as you please.
18.You are the endless sea
In whom all the worlds like waves Naturally rise and fall.
You have nothing to win,
Nothing to lose.
Child,
You are pure awareness, Nothing less.
You and the world are one. So who are you to think You can hold on to it,
Or let it go?
How could you!
-Ashtavakra Gita 15: 11-12
19.Striving and craving,
For pleasure or prosperity, These are your enemies, Springing up to destroy you From the presumptions of virtue. Let them all go.
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-Ashtavakra Gita 10:1