What to do, for the 'rising (hidden) impressions' to subside ? - An Advaitic Approach

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46 What to do, for the 'rising (hidden) impressions' to subside ?

 

209 All growth of thoughts is only because of the reason that,

the unreal feeling of identification that, 'this body is mine',

has become well-soaked and firmly established.

Only by 'enquiry' undertaken with 'attention', is 'death' for it.

 

210 If (one) says, 'body is I', '(thought-) crowd' will arise,

to think with speed, the 'world' or 'God'.

Hence, 'likes' and 'dislikes', will 'crowd' and 'grow',

and big 'sorrow' will be left over, afterwards.

 

211 During the time of sleep,

" without-the-rise-of-the 'I', that is the Individual, perceiving the

'flesh-body' as I " ,

does any 'one thought' exist, about these 'heaven', 'earth' and 'God'

also ?

Hence, keep (understand) the (I-am-the) body impression alone, as the

reason (for their rising).

 

212 '(I-am-the) gross body impression', as 'subtle' (and) 'causal',

will pave the way, for 'delusion' to live 'contracted'.

If (one) 'practises' (and) 'practises', removing this 'origin(al

error)', (and) abides (as the Self),

the other (subtle and causal) bodies, also will reach (the state of)

destruction.

 

213 As long as the 'I-sense' exists in any (one) 'body',

(one) cannot eradicate the 'false-thought'.

Know that, to eradicate (the false-thought), all persistent dwelling in

any (method),

other than the 'supreme' method of 'turning back and looking at the

Self', is a waste.