Amritbindu Upanishad 2: Verse 2
मन एव मनुष्याणां कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः । बन्धाय विषयासक्तं मुक्त्यै निर्विषयं स्मृतम् ॥२॥
मनः । एव । मनुष्याणाम् । कारणम् । बन्ध-मोक्षयोः । बन्धाय । विषय-आसक्तम् । मुक्त्यै । निर्-विषयम् । स्मृतम् ॥
mana eva manuṣyāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ bandha-mokṣayoḥ | bandhāya viṣayāsaktaṃ muktyai nirviṣayaṃ smṛtam ||2||
मन ही इंसान को बंधन में डालता है और मुक्ति भी यही देता है। जब मन चीज़ों में फंसा रहता है, तब बंधन होता है। जब चीज़ों से मुक्त हो जाता है, तब आज़ादी मिलती है।
Mind alone is the cause for humans of bondage and liberation. Attached to objects it is for bondage; devoid of objects it is remembered to be for liberation.
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