ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [112]
Gātha 111
This human mode-of-existence – manuṣya paryāya – is difficult to attain, impure, and void of happiness. In this mode, the time of death cannot be known. Even the longest possible age of a human being is short when compared to the age of a celestial being. Still, austerity (tapa) can be observed only in the human mode-of-existence and liberation can only be attained through observance of austerity.
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