ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [233]

    Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 232

     

    O worthy soul! You have first renounced attachment (rāga) and adopted aversion (dveṣa). Then, you have renounced aversion and adopted, yet again, attachment. Alas! This way, by not adopting the third stage – of equanimity, rid of attachment and aversion – you are getting distressed.

     

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