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## The Study of Women: Second Objective
The first objective has been discussed. Now, the second objective is being commenced. Its connection is as follows: In the previous objective, the downfall of character due to praise, acquaintance, and contact with women was discussed. The state of a man who has fallen from virtue, the karmic bondage he incurs, and its description in this world are being discussed in this objective. With this connection, the initial sutra of this objective is:
**"Oja should never be attached, but the lustful should detach. Hear about the enjoyment of the Shramanas, just as some Bhikkhus enjoy."** (1)
**Commentary:** Ojas, the virtuous and powerful soul, should never be attached to sensual desires. If, by fate, it happens, then one should detach oneself with the help of knowledge. Enjoyment is inappropriate for the virtuous, yet there are some virtuous who indulge in it. This is what you should hear.
**Explanation:** This sutra is connected to the preceding and succeeding sutras. The connection is this: The worldly bond of sensual desires leads to delusion. Therefore, Ojas, free from attachment and aversion, should not develop attachment towards women. The connection with the preceding sutra is that if a woman, seeing a renunciate who has renounced the world, tries to deceive him with food and other things, then Ojas, being present, should not be attached. Ojas, in essence, is an atom, but in terms of its nature, it is free from attachment and aversion. Attachment to women, as will be discussed later, leads to various kinds of deception, which results in karmic bondage. Due to the ripening of this karma, there is intense suffering in hell and other realms. Therefore, knowing this, Ojas, being present, should never be attached to women, who are like mines of evil, at all times. Even if, due to the rise of delusion, one becomes desirous of enjoyment, one should still detach oneself from them, considering the dangers of this life and the next. This is what is being said: Even if the mind is driven by the ripening of karma, one should turn it away with the lasso of knowledge by considering the harmful consequences. Similarly, you should hear that even the Shramanas, who are exhausted by austerities, also indulge in enjoyment. This is what is being said: Just as householders indulge in enjoyment, so too do the Yatis, but their enjoyment is deceptive. What are the states that result from this? It has been said: "Shaved head," etc., as before. Just as some "Bhikkhus," who are not firmly established in Dharma, indulge in deceptive enjoyment, so too will the greatness of this be shown in detail in the future, as will be discussed in the sutra of this objective. It has also been said by others:
**"Lean, one-eyed, lame, deaf, with a broken tail, hungry, old, with a throat choked by a piece of broken pot, with a body covered in wounds, pus, and hundreds of worms, even a dead dog is pursued by lust."** (1)
This, etc., is said to show the deception of those who indulge in enjoyment.
**Commentary:** This sutra is connected to the preceding and succeeding sutras. The connection is this: The worldly bond of sensual desires leads to delusion. Therefore, Ojas, free from attachment and aversion, should not develop attachment towards women, not be attached.