Chapter  XI - Real Independence, (Nishchaya Avashaya)

 

REAL INDEPENDENCE ( NISHCHAYA AVASHYAKA ).

 

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          141. He, who does not depend upon others, is said to perform independent action. ( This action itself ) is capable- -of destroying karmas, and, so,: it has been described as the path, of liberation.

 

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          142. He, who does not depend ( upon others ) is called avasha ( Independent ) . The action of an Avasha should be known to be Avashyaka ( Independent action ). This is the reason, the way and the ( Ideal, ��*-. ) liberation from material bodies. It is the derivation ( Nirukti ) ( of the word avashyaka ) .

 

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          143. A saint, who engages himself in evil thought-activities, and depends upon other ( objects,) does not therefore possess the distinctive feature of Independent Action.

 

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          144. A saint who .engages himself in good thought-activities, also depends upon other (objects) and therefore, his action ( too ) does not possess the feature of independence.

 

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          145. Even he, who meditates upon the attributes and the modifications of substances, is not independent, such has been said by the saints, who are free from the darkness of delusion.

 

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          146. He, who having given up foreign thought activities realises his soul as full of pure attributes, depends upon himself aloe. His action only is said to be Independent Action.

 

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          147. If you want independence, fix your steadfast thought-activities in ( the realisation of ) your own soul�s nature; it is only through this, that the quality of equanimity ( Samayika ) can be fully developed in a soul.

       

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          148. A saint, who is devoid of independence, falls off the Right conduct. Therefore, one should pursue independence in proper order as said before.

 

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          149. A saint occupied with independent actions, is ( called ), �internal Soul� ( Antaratma ), while he, who is devoid of independent action is ( known as ) � External Soul � ( Bahiratma ).