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HRIDAYPRADEEP
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Simple beings, enchanted, misguided, Become mentally, thoroughly lop-sided,
And follow with greatest delight and devotion, The so-called pathway to 'realization'; For, who falls not prey to fatal attraction Of a sorcerer's most splendid oration? And once thus deluded, who is capable, To remain inwardly unshaken and stable? True holy beings, devoid of desire, Having discarded the 'attachment quagmire' To 'truth' are devoted wholly and solely, Have dissolved all pride and pomposity, Whose all in one wish is only nourishment Of the sacred spirit of 'self-contentment'; Such beings seek genuine joy of the 'self' Instead of pleasing one and all else.
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All the six systems of philosophy Are found to be mutually contradictory, There are a hundred sub-streams to each one,
Each flowing in quite a different direction;
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One is involved in debate and discussion, And pleasing people is his prime concern, Until he discovers the spiritual bliss, That is absolutely and naturally his; For, who in this world, on discovering The jewel that is 'all-wish-fulfilling', Goes on around the entire universe Foolishly proclaiming his fortune to others? 23
