11. The calm contemplative who has merged the five elements mentally in theorder opposite to that of creation realizes the Self which is what is left.Note. The Taittiriya upanishad says that the five subtle elements were born in thefollowing order: Ether was first born from the Self (Brahman). From ether air wasborn, from air fire, from fire water and from water earth. The present verse says thatthe effect should be merged in the cause, mentally. The element earth should bemerged in its cause, water, i.e., earth does not have any existence apart from itscause, water. Then water should be merged in its cause, fire; fire should be mergedin its cause, air, and air in its cause ether. Ultimately, ether should be merged in itscause, the Self or Brahman. Thus one realizes that Brahman is the only reality and itis one’ss own real nature.12. Having mentally decided that this whole world is insubstantial, being only theproduct of Maya, he (the enlightened person) moves about without any expectation,free from pride, conceit and envy.13. In the pure Self there is no Maya or its effects at all. The yogi who has come tothis definite conclusion is full of supreme bliss within.14. Devoid of conceits (or distinctions) in the form “I’s and “you’s, happily acceptingthe varied behaviour of people, he sports alone, like a child, immersed in the oceanof pure bliss.15. The great ascetic, who has been cleansed of all accumulated karma, roamsabout in the interiors of forests ever revelling in the Self, appearing outwardly likean idiot, or a deaf or blind man.16. The knower of Brahman enjoys on the beautiful cot of his own bliss, alone,totally concealed (unknown to the world) because of his quiet nature, free fromdesire for all other knowledge.17. The great ascetic, having uprooted the enemy in the form of (desire for) sense-objects, and acquired the great wealth that is detachment, reigns supreme in hisown kingdom that is in the form of the glorious bliss that is his own nature.18. Even if the sun’ss rays become cold, or the moon becomes hot, or a flame goesdownward, the Jivanmukta is not astonished, knowing that all this is only Maya.19. The person who has acquired supreme self-control sports in the extremelybeautiful abode of bliss, having conquered the enemy in the form of ignorance, andmounted on the elephant of knowledge.20. A rare person who enjoys the state of existence-consciousness-bliss shines, freefrom the defect of ego, with mind well concentrated, cool like the full moon.
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