| 16. Now, such being
the case, verily, he who as untrained in understanding, looks on the pure Self
as the agent, that man of perverted intelligence sees not.Now: with reference
to what we are speaking of. Such being the case: every action being accomplished
by the five causes described above. Now case: this shows the reason why the
person here, referred to is said to be a man of perverted intelligence. The
unenlightened one, in virtue of his ignorance, identifies the Self with the
five causes and looks upon the pure Self as the agent of the action, which
is really accomplished by those five causes.Why does he regard them so ?For,
his understanding (buddhi) has not been trained in the Vedanta, has not been
trained by a master s teaching, has not been trained in the principles of reasoning;.
Even he was, while maintaining the existence of the disembodied Self, looks
upon the pure Self as the agent, is a man of untrained understanding ; he does
not therefore see the truth about the Self and action. He is therefore a man
of perverted intelligence,his intelligence takes a wrong direction, is vicious,
continually leading to birth and death. Though seeing, yet he does not see
(the truth), like a man whose timira affected eye sees many moons, or like
one who regards that the moon moves when the clouds are in motion, or like
a man who, seated in a vehicle, regards himself as runningwhen it is the others
(the bearers) that run. realization of the Non Agency of the self Leads to
Abolition from the Effects of All Works. Who then is the wise man that sees
rightly ?The answer follows: |
