May the life-breath return to the immortal wind; may this body end in ashes. Om — O will, remember what was done; O will, remember, remember what was done.
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- Isha Upanishad
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- Isha Upanishad
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- IU.17
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- BodyDeathRemembrance
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Avidya is a form of Prakriti that obscures the spiritual powers of the individual soul, forming a veil that hides the Supreme from the individual's vision.
Saints know that wealth, body, and soul are gifts from God and belong to Him.
And don't interfere with forms, meditations, and imaginings, or any kind of reasoning, lest your soul becomes disturbed and loses its contentment and peace, leading to feelings of dislike and aversion.
Work is love made visible. If you can't work with love, it's better to leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple, taking alms from those who work with joy.