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meant. Prana means force, here the physiological And mental forces are referred to.

Wiihin the heart— \vi Buddhi, the seat of which is supposed to be the heart. ]

190. Though the Self of everything that

exists, this Atman, Itself assuming the

limitations of the Buddhi and wrongly

identifying Itself with this totally unreal

entity, looks upon Itself as something dif-

terent, — like earthen jars from the earth

of which they are made.

[ Buddhi — here stands for the Knowledge- Sheath.

As something different — as conditioned and bound, just an ignorant man may consider earthen pots as something distinct from the earth of which they are made. The wise man knows that the difference is simply due to name and form, which are creations of the mind. ]

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