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LAGHU <strong>YOGA</strong> VASISTHA<br />

lustre even in the midst of any light and through<br />

which all things are visible, one should always be<br />

engaged, even when threatened by dangers, in the<br />

enquiry of whence am I? Whence came this<br />

universe of Samsara? And of whom is this universe<br />

an attribute? Such an enquiry averts the dangerous<br />

disease called the gloom of Ajnana.<br />

Santosha: „Now to noble contentment. It is the bliss<br />

arising from the enjoyment of objects, good or bad,<br />

without any longing or aversion and the non-grief<br />

(or indifference) shown towards objects not<br />

obtained. Should this in<strong>com</strong>parable ambrosia of<br />

contentment be<strong>com</strong>e permanently settled in one,<br />

then all enjoyment of objects will be<strong>com</strong>e a poison<br />

to him. Then the mind, which was immersed in<br />

sensual objects raises up its eyes towards Atmic<br />

wisdom and sees not a distorted image as in a<br />

stained glass. Such a person of true contentment<br />

will be revered by the great Tapaswins and the<br />

chief of men.<br />

Sadhu Sangha: To all those who wish to master this<br />

world of Maya, the association with the wise is the<br />

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