The text differentiates between those with and without self-knowledge. Can you elaborate on this distinction and the state of a self-realized being?

As detailed in Chapter 11, there is a fundamental difference in how one navigates the world based on their level of self-knowledge. For 'those without self-knowledge,' the world is strange, and they 'must protect themselves at every moment.' However, this concern is absent for those with self-knowledge, as they 'find refuge in their own true nature.' Such a being is described as 'eternally free, full of bliss, and always of the nature of pure consciousness.' They are constantly immersed in the Self, beyond pleasure and pain, and are considered the 'living deity of Brahman,' embodying the pure bliss that scriptures speak of.