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20.You are wise.
You play and work and meditate.
But still you mind desires
That which is beyond everything, Where all desires vanish.
Striving is the root of sorrow. But who understands this?
Only when you are blessed
With the understanding of this teaching Will you find freedom.
-Ashtavakra Gita 16:2-3
21.It is hard to find
A man who has desire
For what he has not tasted,
Or who tastes the world
And is untouched.
Here in the world
Some crave pleasure,
Some seek freedom
But it is hard to find
A man who wants neither.
He is a great soul.
It is hard to find
A man who has an open mind, Who neither seeks nor shuns Wealth or pleasure,
Duty or liberation,
Life or death. . .
He does not want the world to end.
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