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Excerpts from
the book:
"Uddharedatmanatmanam
natmanamavasadayet,
atmaiva hyatmano bandhuratmaiva ripuratman"
Let a man lift himself by his own Self, let
him not degrade himself; for he himself is his own friend and
he himself is his own enemy.
"bandhuratmanastasya
yenatmaivatmanajitah
anatmanastu satrutve vartetatmaiva satruvat"
To him who has conquered his
lower-self by the Higher-Self, his Self becomes a friend; but
for him who has not conquered his lower-self his own Self-acts
as an enemy.
Bhagawad Geeta Ch.6,V.5 & 6
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