▁he ▁is ▁as ▁comfortable ▁being ▁alone ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁others ; ▁ ▁he ▁is ▁as ▁comfortable ▁with ▁a ▁bow l , ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁a ▁tree ▁in ▁t atter ed ▁ro be ▁without ▁help , ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁m ith una ▁( union ▁of ▁m end ic ants ), ▁gr ama ▁( v ill age ) ▁and ▁nag ara ▁( city ); ▁ ▁he ▁doesn ’ t ▁care ▁about ▁or ▁wear ▁ ṣ ik ha ▁( tu ft ▁of ▁hair ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁head ▁for ▁religious ▁reasons ), ▁nor ▁the ▁holy ▁thread ▁across ▁his ▁body . ▁To ▁him , ▁knowledge ▁is ▁s ik ha , ▁knowledge ▁is ▁the ▁holy ▁thread , ▁knowledge ▁alone ▁is ▁supre me . ▁Out er ▁appearances ▁and ▁rit uals ▁do ▁not ▁matter ▁to ▁him , ▁only ▁knowledge ▁matters ; ▁ ▁for ▁him ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁inv ocation ▁nor ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁de ities , ▁no ▁mant ra ▁nor ▁non - m ant ra , ▁no ▁pro str ations ▁nor ▁worship ▁of ▁gods , ▁god dess ▁or ▁ancest ors , ▁nothing ▁other ▁than ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Self ; ▁ ▁he ▁is ▁hum ble , ▁high - sp ir ited , ▁of ▁clear ▁and ▁steady ▁mind , ▁straightforward , ▁comp ass ion ate , ▁patient , ▁ind ifferent , ▁courage ous , ▁speak s ▁firm ly ▁and ▁with ▁sweet ▁words . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁J ivan mu k ta ▁dies ▁he ▁ach ieves ▁Param u kt i ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁Param uk ta . ▁J