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Note: you do not need to leave aside external and transient pleasures, only your attachments to them!

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श्री Adi Shankaracharya

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· Jun 26, 2021

Leaving aside all attachments to external and transient pleasures, and happy in the bliss of the self, such a one, for ever, shines within, like a light inside a globe. #AdiShankaracharya #AdiShankara

3:01 PM · Jun 27, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Jun 27, 2021

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Upon leaving aside your attachments to them, though, many of said pleasures lose much of their former shine—for their shine greatly pales in comparison to the "bliss of the self."

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Jun 27, 2021

But still, this bliss of the Self extends to everything, and one can still joyfully participate in transient pleasures and not be tarnished—as long as one does not attempt to make them provide something they cannot.