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FETTERS ON A MAN

An emblem of attachment of the mind to the lower affections and desires, causing sorrows, troubles, and tribulations, and binding the soul to matter.

"Let, therefore, no man love anything; loss of the beloved is evil. Those who love nothing, and hate nothing, have no fetters." - Dhammapada, XVI. 211.

"The (living Self) not being a lord, is bound, because he has to enjoy (the fruits of works); but when he has known God, he is freed from all fetters." - Svetas Upanishad, I. 8.

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