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sacrifice; heoffersallhisactions assacrificesto
God andremains indifferenttothefruitsofthe
sacrifice,fortheylieatthefeet ofGodand not
mtheheartofthedevotee. Suchamanmakes
noKarma,forsuchamanhasnodesire; such
a mancreatesnolinkswhichbindhimtoearth,
such a man isspirituallyfree, although around
himactionsmayspringuponeveryside. Thus
is it when a man is born into the sphere of
knowledge; thus is itwhenamanisborninto
the sphere of devotion; and the life of such
a man is as an altar, and burning upon that
altaristheflameofdevotionandofknowledge.
Every action is cast into the fire and is con-
sumed therein, rising up as the smoke of a
sacrificeandleavingbehindonthealtarnothing
save the fuel of knowledge and the fire of
love.