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spirit" [YS 1.16].261
Realization of the spirit is the same
as knowledge of the Self. The lack of desire for, or non-
attachment to, the material qualities--i.e., the objects of
sense such as sound and so on--that follows such realization
is the higher, indeed the best, because it is the goal to be
achieved. 262
The lower non-attachment [just described as
having four stages] is that which comes before, and is the
means to, this end.
The sign of the lower level is the desire for
liberation alone, without regard for any other end.
Mucukunda 263 had this type of non-attachment:
I wish for no boon, O Lord, other than the service of
Thy feet, which is most desired by those who have
renounced all possessions. Having worshiped Thee, O
Hari, the dispenser of liberation, what discerning
person would chose a boon leading to his own bondage?
Therefore, O Lord, having completely cast off desires,
from which there arises involvement with the material
qualities--the luminous, the active, and the inert--I
resort to Thee, who art free from the material
qualities, the stainless, non-dual, pure intelligence,
the Supreme Spirt.
Long afflicted by my own wickedness, tormented by
264 regrets, having six insatiable enemies, I can in no
way find peace. I have approached Thy lotus feet, O
Giver of Refuge, O Supreme Self, which are the truth,
free from fear and grief. Protect me, O Lord, who am so
distressed.
10.51.56-58
In such a state, love for the Blessed Lord does not reach
its highest limit. For this reason, the Lord says to him: