Guest guest Posted March 26, 2000 Report Share Posted March 26, 2000 Chapter 2, verse 30: Swami Chetanananda He who has realized the Self, which is innate, unborn, and inconceivable, is not contaminated by any evil, even if he acts in whateer way he likes. And once he is free from ignorance, he cannot perform any action. For that reason the self-controlled mendicant is never bound. Note: Not contaminated by any evil - The Brahma Sutras (an authoritative text of Vedanta) says: " On the realization of that Brahman, there occur the nonattachment and destruction of the subsequent and previous sins respectively, because it is declared by the scriptures. " (4.1.13) Swami Ashokananda He who has seen his true Self, which is innate, unborn, and incomprehensible, does not, if anything desired happens to him, become tainted. Being free from taint, he never performs any action. The man of self-restraint or the ascetic, therefore, is never bound. Note: Desired, etc. - only apparently desired by him who possesses Self-knowledge. When one has attained to the knowledge of the Self one may still continue to live in the body and appear to be actively seeking desired objects. This, however, is only in semblance. Being free from the taint of ignorance, which makes the average man seek desirable objects and avoid undesirable ones, he is really inactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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