- O mind, it is not wise for you to come out [in the form of thoughts]; it is best to go within. Hide yourself deep within the Heart and escape from the tricks of
Maya, who tries to upset you by drawing you outwards.
Sadhu Om: The beginning of the verse may also be translated as,
‘O mind, it is not wise for you to expose yourself to name and fame…’
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[O mind,] do not waste your life in roaming outside, pursuing wonders and courting enjoyments; to know Self through Grace [Self-enquiry], and to thus abide firmly in the Heart, is alone worthwhile.
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Since it is only the notion of duality that spoils Bliss and causes misery, to avoid yielding to the attractions of that notion and to thus arrest all chitta vrittis is alone worthwhile.