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“A veil over the Knowledge of the Self (Gnan) is agnan, and a veil over the Vision of the Self (Darshan) is adarshan. What would be the outcome of agnan and adarshan? Kashay (anger-pride-deceit-greed). And what is the result of Gnan-Darshan? Samadhi (freedom from the effects of mental, physical, and externally-induced problems).”

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