ISAVASYOPANISHAD

You may live the longest life, doing work in a detached spirit and dedicating everything to God. Thus only can we escape the contamination of work and sterilize life.

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The Vedantic, teaching about higher know ledge should not confuse us into neglect of duties and indifference about discipline of mind and control of senses. To go through the activities of daily life in a spirit of detachment serves as a preparation for the reception of higher knowledge and for self-realization which secures Moksha. Indeed, philosophical learning without discipline of con duct is more to be dreaded than even ritualism without the knowledge of Vedanta.

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