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As the sun, the eye of all the world, is not tainted by the external faults seen by eyes — so the inner Self of all beings is not tainted by the suffering of the world, being beyond it.
HinduPoetryLiberationSelf KnowledgeSanskrit
Katha Upanishad 2.2.11

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Katha Upanishad
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Katha Upanishad
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KU.2.2.11
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