The sense of 'doer' and 'enjoyer' of 'agentship' might appear to affect the Atma but they are not part of the genuine nature of the Atma. Things get mirrored and produce images but the mirror is not tarnished or even affected thereby. It remains as clear as it was. So, too, the man of virtue might be subjected to some contaminating activities due to back-log of acts in previous lives, but they cannot mar or obstruct his present nature or activities. The Jivi or Individual has as his genuine basic attributes: purity, serenity and joy. He is ebullient with these qualities.

A bird in flight in the depths of the sky needs two wings; a person moving on the earth below needs two legs to carry him forward; an aspirant eager to attain the Mansion of Moksha, the Abode of Freedom, needs Renunciation and Wisdom, renunciation of worldly desires and wisdom to become aware of the Atma. When a bird has but one wing, it cannot rise up into the sky, can it? In the same manner, if man has only renunciation or wisdom, he cannot attain the Supreme self, Brahmam. The sense of 'mine' is the bond of deluding attachment. How long can one cling to what he fondles as mine? Some day, he has to give up all he has and leave, alone and empty handed. This is the inescapable destiny.

One has to give up such assumed relationships and artificial attachments through rigorous analysis of their nature and give them up as quickly as possible. This is what the world teaches as the lesson of renunciation. Attachment breeds fear and egotism. Only the unwise would yield to such worldly fancies. The wise can never bow to the blandishments of objective desire. All is momentary, momentary. All is transient, transient. So, they seek to identify the everlasting Truth, and adhere to the immortal virtues that the Atma represents. These are the real men of virtue, the candidates worthy to attain Brahmam.