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Second Pada : 1. Speech With Mind... The Sutras now begin an enquiry into the mode of the going to Brahman of him who knows. [ More... ] 2. And For The Same Reason All Follow After Because speech's becoming one with mind means only conjunction with the latter, not merging within it .... [ More... ] 3. That Mind In Breath... That mind, i.e. mind united with all the organs unites itself with breath; not merely the function of mind. [ More... ] 4. That Is United With The Ruler As from the statements that speech becomes united with mind and mind with breath it follows that speech and mind are united with mind and breath only .... [ More... ] 5. With The Elements... There arises the further question whether breath joined with the soul unites itself with fire only or with all the elements combined. [ More... ] 6. Not With One... Not with one; because each element by itself is incapable of producing an effect. Such incapability is declared by Scripture and tradition alike. [ More... ] 7. And It Is Common Up To The Beginning Of The Way... Is this departure of the soul common to him who knows and him who does not know?--It belongs to him only who does not know .... [ More... ] 8. Since, Up To The Union With ... Brahman The immortality referred to must necessarily be understood as not implying dissolution of the soul's connexion with the body .... [ More... ] 9. And The Subtle Body Persists The bondage of him who knows is not, at that stage, dissolved, for this reason also that the subtle body continues to persist. [ More... ] 10. Hence Not In The Way Of Destruction Of Bondage It thus appears that the text 'when all desires which once entered his heart are undone, then does the mortal become immortal .... [ More... ] 11. And To That Very Subtle Body There Belongs The Warmth It is observed that when a man is about to die there is some warmth left in some part or parts of the gross body. [ More... ] 12. From The Embodied Soul... The contention that the soul of him who knows departs from the body in the same way as other souls do cannot be upheld .... [ More... ] 13. Smriti Also Declares This Smriti also declares that the soul of him who knows departs by means of an artery of the head. [ More... ] 14. With The Highest; For Thus It Says It has been shown that at the time of departure from the body the soul together with the organs and prânas unites itself with .... [ More... ] 15. Non-Division... Is this union with the highest Self to be understood as ordinary 'merging,' i.e. a return on the part of the effected thing into the condition .... [ More... ] 16. A Lighting Up Of The Point Of The Abode... So far it has been shown that, up to the beginning of the journey, the souls of them as well who possess true knowledge as of those who do not .... [ More... ] 17. Following The Rays Scripture teaches that the soul of him who knows, after having passed forth from the heart by way of the hundred and first artery .... [ More... ] 18. The Connexion Persists As Long As The Body Does It is now enquired into whether the soul of him who, while having true knowledge, dies at night reaches Brahman or not. [ More... ] 19. For The Same Reason Also During The Southern Progress Of The Sun The reasoning stated above also proves that the owner of true knowledge who may happen to die during the southern progress of the sun reaches Brahman. [ More... ] 20. And Those Two Paths Are ... To Be Remembered The text quoted does not state an injunction for those about to die, of a special time of death; but there are rather mentioned .... [ More... ]

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