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Gita-Sarah-Commentary-on-the-Slokas-of-Bhagavad-Gita

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Questi<strong>on</strong>: - Swamiji, from <strong>the</strong>previous verses it is clear that Atman(Self) never acts and is all perfecti<strong>on</strong> andpurity. If so where does <strong>the</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong>purificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> mind come in?Answer:- So l<strong>on</strong>g as <strong>the</strong> body-mindcomplex looks real and so l<strong>on</strong>g as weare under a misapprehensi<strong>on</strong> that we arebound, we have to do sadhana to remove<strong>the</strong> false identificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Selfwith <strong>the</strong> body. We remain ever realised(nitymukta) and due to a falsec<strong>on</strong>cepti<strong>on</strong> we are c<strong>on</strong>vinced that we arebound souls and identify ourselves with<strong>the</strong> false body-mind complex with all itsprior c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>ing and its c<strong>on</strong>sequentimpurities accumulated in <strong>the</strong> mind, likeattachment, hatred, envy, anger etc. Evenafter taking full meals, if we go to sleepand dream that we are hungry, we haveto search for a hotel in <strong>the</strong> dream and24<str<strong>on</strong>g>Gita</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Sarah</str<strong>on</strong>g>

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