Question and answer 21

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Question and answer 21

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Disciple: To whom does this knowledge belong, the jīva or the witness?

Guru: Knowing and not knowing belong to the jīva alone, never to the witness.

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Disciple: This knowledge, for whom? For the jīva? Or for the witness?

Guru: To the jīva alone belong knowledge and ignorance, not to the witness.