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## Twelvefold Contemplation, Chapter 8, Verse 265
**Verse 719:** The infinite knower of the world, the infinite bliss, the place of liberation, strive to meditate on such a place of liberation.
**Verse 720:** In hell, there is only constant suffering. In the animal realm, there is suffering from bondage, beating, and restriction of food, etc. In the human realm, there is suffering from disease, sorrow, etc. In the heavenly realm, there is mental suffering from being under the command of others, etc.
**Verse 721:** Suffering from effort, hatred, fear, sorrow, strife, attachment, aversion, and delusion - these are the causes of all misfortunes. Or, wealth is the root cause of all misfortunes.
**Verse 722:** Desires are difficult to attain, hard to obtain, full of fear, short-lived, and insignificant. They are the fruits of suffering and misfortune, and even when enjoyed, they are still considered inauspicious.