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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
yet appears not to be so (to our visible eyes). Such
Jivanmuktas are persons of transcendental nature
in the enjoyment of eternal bliss. They are
immaculate like Akasa and undefiled by love and
other desires, though associated with their
modifications. Whether performing Karmas or not,
they are not enmeshed by them, as they have no
egoism. Though acting up to the worldly
observances of life, they remain cool and
unaffected by them, like utter strangers.
Notwithstanding the possession of a full-shining
mind and attention, they have not the least of
longings-for objects. The certitude of their
conviction is of such a nature that they neither sink
under any load of grief nor rejoice at any pleasures.
They are in that undisturbed state of mental
equilibrium when they enjoy the Jagrat (waking)
state in Sushupti or the Sushupti state in Jagrat,
devoid of all Vasanas, Neither are they afraid nor
do they instil fear into the hearts, of any in the
universe. The great ones who conduct themselves
thus, are called the Jivanmuktas and do not break
loose from the bonds of Samsara though in
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