ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [106]
Gātha 105
The inclination of the man toward his body, from its conception to death, is futile; it is full of anxiety, impurity, fear, and disdain. Knowing this, the wise men should abandon it. If such abandonment results in liberation, which fool will not be able to give it up, like the company of a wicked man? In other words, the man with discernment certainly abandons the body.
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