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{ttheMIND 91seer, ffi the instrument of seeing, {lqd' powers,qfifirfdf identity, {€t appearance, glfr6t egoism.Egoism is the appearance of the identilication of the powerof consciousness with the power of the instrument of seeing.NOTESEgoism is the identification of the Seer with the power ofseeing. Drik, the Seer, is the Purusha. Darsana is the instrumentof seeing. The instrument of seeing is Antahkarana.Purusha joins with the Antahkarana and appears as if he is oneor blended with the Antahkarana. Purusha has the Abhimanaof 'l' in the Anatma- Antahkarana. The Antahkarana is mistakenforthe sentient Purusha orAtman. This is Asmita. Whenyou get anger, pain, misery contentment, etc., you associateyourself with the Vrittis and say: 'l am angry. I am miserable. Iam happy." When the Atman is associated with theAntahkarana, the experiences of objects take place. Separateyourself from the Vrittis and the Antahkarana and stand aloofas the witness in your original all-blissful nature. This isKaivalya. The means for destroying this egoism is given in Sutrall-10.6. What !s RagagqEFrm{IrT: II-7gq pleasure, 3fg{rfr attraction to, {fr[, attachment.Attachment is the attraction to pleasure.NOTESThrough the memory of pleasure enjoyed previously, theattachment or desire that arises towards pleasure or the meansof pleasure (Sukha Sadhana, i.e., objects) is Raga. The desirefor'thinking on pleasure' (Sukha Chintana), is included underRaga. Egoism is the root cause for Raga. This is the reasonwhy Raga is described afteregoism. When pleasure is remembered,attachment is proceeded by the remembrance of thepleasure in consequence of the enjoyment thereof. Whereverthere is pleasure, there is Raga side by side. Why are you very