maintain that throngh connexion with limiting adjuncts that Self enters on the condition of an individha soul; Release then neaux the pure existence of the highest selfconsequent on the passing away of the limiting adjunct. Those, however, wbo uuderstand the Vedaata, teach as follows: There is a highest Brahman which is the sole canse of the entire universe, which is antagonistic to all evil, whose essential nature is infinite knowledge and blessedness, which cotmprises within itself nunberless auspicious qnalities of supreme excellence, which is different in inature fron1 all other beingsand which constitutes the inner Self of all. Of this Brahman, the indivi dual sols-- whose uature is 1salinited knowledge, aud whose only attribute is the intuition of the supre1ne Self-are nodes in So far, namely as they constitute its body. The true nature of these souls is, however, obscured by Nescience, ie. the influence of the beginningless chain of works ; and by Release the we have to understand that intition of the highest Self, which is the natural state of the individual souls, and which follows on the destruction of Nescience. When Nacietas desires atma graciosiy to teach him the true nature of Welease and the neaus to attain it, Yanna at first tests him by welling on the difficulty of comprehending Release, and by tempting him with various worldly enjoyments ' .
It is also stated under the Str¢ " And of three only there is this mention and question " (S. B. I, it. B) thus As his third boon he, in the form of a question referring to final release, actually enquires about three things, viz. the nature of the end to be reached, i.e. Release ; the nature of him who wishes to reach that end; and the nature of the means to reach it, i.e. of neditation assisteऍ by certain works."
And also in the Srutaprasi, it is stated thus: * The question of the nature of liberation is expressly stated as contained in the question•passage "Yeya (K, U. 1.i. 0).
The question relating to meditation and others is implicit in it from the manner of the auswer given. If liberation is the
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