^294:9 Identification of self--as in the case of a person who feels happy or miserable when another to whom he is attached, is happy or miserable, and who feels himself alive or dead when his beloved one is alive or dead.

^294:10 Resort . . . places--favourable to equanimity of mind, so that uninterrupted meditation on the Self, . and the like, may be possible.

Society of men: of the unenlightened and undisciplined people, not of the pure and holy, because association with the latter leads to Jnana.

^295:11 These attributes--from 'Humility' to 'Understanding of the end of true knowledge'--are declared to be knowledge, because they are the means conducive to knowledge.

^297:15 Incomprehensible--to the unillumined, though knowable in Itself.

Far--when unknown.

Near--to the illumined, because It is their own Self.

^298:16 Devouring--at the time of Pralaya.

Generating--at the time of utpatti or origin of the universe.

^298:17 The Light even of lights:--The illuminator of all illuminating things, such as the sun &c., and Buddhi &c. Indeed, these latter shine only when illuminated by the Light of the consciousness of the Self.

^299:19 Modifications--Vikaras: From Buddhi down to the physical body.

^299:20 Senses--five organs of perception, five of action, mind, intellect and egoism.

Purusha: the Jiva is meant here.

Karya: The effect, the physical body. Karana: Senses. Some read Karana, and explain 'Karya and Karana' as 'effect and cause.'

^300:21 Seated in: identifying himself with.

Gunas--manifesting themselves as pleasure, pain and delusion.

^301:22 Looker-on, the Permitter--He himself does not participate in the activities of the bodily organs, the mind and the Buddhi, being quite apart from them, yet appears to be so engaged. And being a looker-on, He never stands in the way of the activities of Prakriti as manifested in the body. Indeed, all the consciousness or intelligence that manifests itself in the activities of life is but the reflection of the All-pervading, Absolute and Perfect Intelligence--the Supreme Spirit.

^301:23 Whatever his life &c.: Whether he be engaged in prescribed or forbidden acts, he is not born again. For, the acts, the seeds of rebirth, of a knower of Truth are burnt by the fire of knowledge, and thus cannot be effective causes to bring about births. In his case they are mere semblances of Karma; a burnt cloth, for instance, cannot serve the purposes of a cloth.

^303:25 Not knowing thus: not able to know the Self described above, by one of the several methods as pointed out.

From others: Acharyas or spiritual teachers.

Regarding--following with Shraddha.

What they have heard, i.e., they solely depend upon the authority of others' instructions.