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wanders hither and thither driven by the wind
of the mind.
In the second case one should consider
oneself as the infinite ocean on which the
waves of the world arise and disappear without
causing any loss or gain to the ocean itself.
In the third case one should consider
oneself as the infinite rippleless ocean where
the world has been superimposed by
imagination (just like the delusion of a serpent
superimposed on a rope at dark).
The essence of all Sadhana is ""DO
NOT REACT'' to pleasure or pain, praise or
censure, life or death, like or dislike, heat or
cold, success or failure, good or bad, love or
hate etc. Here Janaka has given some tips as to
how to reach this stage, in respect of three
different types of Sadhakas. (Chapter VIII-1,2
& 3)