42. Having first finished your acts and known the truth, you must abandon even your meritorious deeds, and all your desires with them.
43. Having known by your good understanding, that the virtuous course led by honorable men is truly good, give particular attention to know the nature of God, then forsake even that (enquiry), and remain (silent) as a saint (muni).
CHAPTER X.
Descension of Knowledge.
Vasistha resumed:—
This thing called destiny is as true as the reality of God. It is the cause of causes and effect of effects. (It is an attribute of God).
2. Now attend to my words and depend on your exertions, and intently apply your ever confident mind to the attainment of your chief good.
3. Try your exertions to turn to your subjection the misleading senses from pursuing their objects.
4. I will now propound to you a code containing of the essence of the best means of liberation, which will confer the fruits of your exertions and lead you to your welfare in both worlds.
5. Let them that have great minds, forsake their worldly desires in order to avoid their future births, and attend to these lectures with calm contentment (in their minds).
6. Weigh well the meanings of the antecedent and subsequent propositions, repress your mind from its worldly cares, and dispose your self to equanimity for its inquiry after truth.