The liberated soul does not blame or praise, give or take,
rejoice or become angry.
He is everywhere unattached and free.
17.14
The great soul remains poised and undisturbed, whether in the presence
of a passionate woman
or observing the approach of his death. He is truly free.
17.15
The sage sees no difference between happiness and misery, man and woman,
adversity and success. Everything is seen to be the same.
17.16
In the sage there is neither
violence nor mercy,
arrogance nor humility,
anxiety nor wonder.
His worldly life is exhausted.
He has transcended his role as a person.
17.17
The liberated one neither avoids experience nor craves it.
He enjoys what comes and what does not.
17.18
The sage is not conflicted by states of stillness and thought. His mind is empty. His home is the Absolute.