42. Yet the bodies of worldly minded men, are as countless as the sands of the sea; and these again are as unnumbered as the atoms of earth which nobody can count. 43. It may be possible to count the hoary foams of Gangá, and the pearly froths of sea waves; it is likewise possible to measure the height of mount Meru, from its foot to the top and its peaks; but not so to number the desires in the minds of worldly minded men. 44. These rows of inner apartments, which are built for the abode of the worldly minded, are as the lines of Kála Sutra and the spires of hell-fire. 45. Know these worldly men to be as dry fuel, heaped up to light the piles of hell-fire. 46. Know all things in this world, to be full of pain and misery; and are stored up not for enjoyment but torments of the worldly minded. 47. The minds of all worldly men are the receptacles of all woe and misery; as the great sea is the recess of the outpourings of all rivers. 48. The mind which is attached to the world, and the body which is bent down under its toilsome loads; are both of them the fields for the exercise of Ignorance, which elevates and depresses them by turns. 49. Want of attachment to worldly enjoyments, is productive of ease and prosperity; and it expands the capacity of the mind, as the rains increase the extent of rivers. 50. Inward attachment of the mind to worldly objects, is the burning flame of the outer body; but want of this internal attachment, is the healing balm of the whole frame. 51. Inward attachment burns the outward body, as the hidden poisonous plant infects the creepers, which recline on it for their support. 52. The mind which is unattached to everything in all places, is like the lofty sky aloof from all things; and by having no desire in it, it is always clear and bright, and enjoys its felicity for ever. 53. As the light of knowledge rises before the sight of the mind, the darkness of ignorance which veiled all objects, wastes away of itself and is put to flight. The man who is devoid of all sorts of worldly attachments, and lives in communion with his own mind, is truly liberated in his life. CHAPTER LXIX. FREEDOM FROM ATTACHMENT—THE ROAD TO TRANQUILLITY. Argument. Abstraction of the mind from the external, and its Application to Intellectual objects. Vasishtha continued:—Though remaining in all company, and doing all the duties of life; and although employed in all the acts; yet the wise man watches the movements of his mind. 2. It is not to be engaged in cares of this world, nor employed in thoughts or things relating to this life; It is not to be fixed in the sky above or the earth below; nor let to wander about over the objects on all sides.