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The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 79, Part VII summary

Part 1, no. 79, Part VII of 170 · 1 min to read the part

In VII, a person without discrimination, whose mind lacks control and remains impure, fails to reach the goal. Instead, he returns to Samsara, the realm of birth and death, making mental discipline and purity central to the teaching.

What happens

  1. The teaching describes a person who lacks discrimination.
  2. His mind lacks control and remains impure.
  3. He fails to attain the goal and returns to Samsara.

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What to notice

The sentence connects the condition of the mind with failure to attain the goal and a return to Samsara.

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What happens to the person whose mind is uncontrolled and impure?

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