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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
unfailing means. Like the Ganges which yields its
fruits to those who bathe in its cool waters, the
association with the wise expands the poor intellect
of men, transmutes the accidents arising out of
material objects into a real wealth (for progress)
and converts a mind, which is miserable amidst
any objects, into one which sees happiness
everywhere. To such, neither sacrificial fires, nor
Tapas, nor bounteous gifts nor holy waters are
indispensable. One should, at any cost, long- to
approach those great personages replete with
wisdom who are friendly to all, relieving them
from bondage and form the ferry to cross the ocean
of rebirths.
These are the four-fold means for getting rid of this
oppressive Samsara. Those who have intimately
befriended these four have crossed the ocean of
Samsara. Oh Rama of sweet patience and other
qualities, please hearken to the stories (narrated in
this book) which will relieve your pining mind of
its delusion. Atman Jnana, the end of all Vedas,
will dawn of itself in one who probes into their
underlying meaning without caring for their
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