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self unattached to external contacts, he finds the joy which is in the Self
; with the Self engaged in the contemplation of Brahman he attains the endless
joy.When his intuition (antahkarana) is uncontaminated by attachment to
things contacted by the senses, to the sound and other senseobjects which
are all external (to the Self), he sage realizes the joy which there is
in the Self. When his intuition (antahkarana) is engaged in Yoga, in Samadhi
in a deep and steady contemplation of Brahman, then the sage attains the
imperishable bliss. Therefore, he who sees for the endless joy of the Self
should withdraw the senses from the momentary pleasure of external objects.For
the following reason also he should withdraw (the senses from external objects):
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