4.25 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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विशेषदर्शिनः आत्मभावभावनानिवृत्तिः ॥२५॥
vishesha darshinah atmabhava bhavana nivrittih ||25||
[JW] 4.25 For him who sees the distinction, pondering upon his own states-of-being ceases.
[SS] 4.25 To one who sees the distinction between the mind and the Atman, thoughts of mind as the Atman cease forever. [p220]
[EB] 4.25 For one who sees the distinction [between the mind and the soul], reflecting on the nature of the self ceases. [p447]
viśeṣa = uniqueness; distinction
darśinaḥ = for/by he who sees
ātma = the true self
bhāva = goal
ātma-bhāva = self fulfillment; self knowledge
bhāvanā = determination; wish; desire
nivṛttiḥ = cessation of all thinking, misconceptions and thought waves