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क्वात्मनो दर्शनं तस्य यद्दृष्टमवलम्बते, धीरास्तं तं न पश्यन्ति पश्यन्त्यात्मानमव्ययम्। ॥38॥

kvātmano darśanaṁ tasya yad-dṛṣṭam-avalambate, dhīrās-taṁ taṁ na paśyanti paśyantyātmānam-avyayam. (38)

This verse suggests that those who focus only on the changing world around them miss the true understanding of the Self. The wise see beyond the surface and recognize the unchanging essence within.

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