Katha Upanishad 3.7
intermediate
यस्त्वविज्ञानवान्भवत्यमनस्कः सदाशुचिः। न स तत्पदमाप्नोति संसारं चाधिगच्छति॥
yastvavijñānavānbhavatyamanaskaḥ sadāśuciḥ | na sa tatpadamāpnoti saṃsāraṃ cādhigacchati ||
""One who lacks discrimination, who is mindless and always impure, does not reach that goal but wanders in the cycle of rebirth.""
What This Means:
Without wisdom, attention, and purity, you miss the spiritual goal and keep cycling through births and deaths.
Going Deeper:
Three requirements: vijñana (discrimination), manas (mindful attention), and shuddhi (purity). Without these, liberation is impossible.
How To Apply This:
Work on all three: clarity of understanding, quality of attention, and purity of heart and action.
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