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peace there is an end of all his miseries; for, the reason of the tranquilminded
soon becomes steady.On the attainment of peace there is an end of all the
devotees miseries such as pertain to the body and the mind. For, the reason
(buddhi) of the pureminded man soon becomes steady, pervading on all sides
like the akasa ; i.e it remains steadfast, in the form of the Self.The sense
of the passage is this:The man whose heart is pure and whose mind is steady
has achieved his object. Wherefore the devout man should resort only to
those sense objects which are indispensable and not forbidden by then sastras,
with the senses devoid of love and hatred.Tranquillity is thus extolled:
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