ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [195]

    Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 194

     

    Till now, for a very long time, your body has driven you like a slave in this world. Therefore, now you emaciate this despicable body, like an enemy that has fallen into your hands, gradually, till it persists, through special austerities (tapa) like fasting, reduced diet, and giving up stimulating and delicious food.

     

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