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Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga

Freedom From Within · Not Tossed by Opposites

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निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः । द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञैर्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥

nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṁjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat

Meaning

"Free from pride and delusion, having conquered the fault of attachment, ever dwelling in the self, desires having ceased, freed from the dualities known as pleasure and pain, the undeluded reach that eternal abode."

Explanation

This is a description of what genuine freedom looks like from the inside — not the absence of a body or a life, but the absence of pride, clinging, and being tossed around by opposites.

Today's Life Lesson

Practice today letting go of just a little pride or clinging — that alone moves you toward real freedom.

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