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## Translation:
**Bala-dushti:** The water of a mirage, a delusion, all the pleasures of the world, like a mirage, are a big deception! (217) It leaps into the mirage-like world of objects, but its thirst is not quenched by the water of the mirage, yet it continues to chase after it.
Just as a leper does not feel any hesitation in eating food given by his father's hand, similarly, one who is tired of the world, yet does not get tired of worldly objects and is not indifferent to the fruits of karma. A donkey, even after being kicked by the she-donkey, continues to follow her. Similarly, one who jumps into the flames of fire for the sake of worldly desires, does not turn back, and considers his father's addiction not as a flaw but as an ornament! Just as the deer's chest bursts from running after the mirage, its desire does not decrease, but rather increases! But it does not consider the mirage as real.
- Shri Jnaneśvari Gita: Thus, this being is extremely troubled by this thirst. As it tries to satisfy this thirst, it becomes stronger.
Just as fire flares up when fuel is added to it, similarly, this thirst-fire flares up due to the fuel of worldly desires, causing suffering and growth to the being. Just as the ocean cannot be filled by any amount of water, similarly, this ocean of thirst cannot be filled by any amount of worldly rivers. Even if this being gathers all the great happiness of the gods and others for an infinite time, the thirst will not be quenched, how can it be quenched by the insignificant pleasures of humans, which are like a small pitcher? But it has passed! Now this seeker awakens, and he has developed a strong attachment to detachment. Therefore, he does not run after the false mirage of worldly desires, and he does not suffer in vain. The attachments that were external before, which used to be satisfied by worldly desires, now become internal and are satisfied by the self, experiencing contentment in the self, and experiencing equanimity through the enjoyment of wisdom and good sense. Why would he run after the mirage of worldly objects again to suffer? He will not desire to eat that food again; he will not drink poison to live.
And thus, with the absence of false thirst, this seeker experiences self-contentment. Therefore, this seeker, wherever he may be, in whatever situation, in whatever environment, in whatever company, he always experiences the stability of a comfortable seat. Because the wise man adapts to the situation, is content with the company he has received, and lives happily, comfortably, leisurely, and peacefully, always remaining a king of his own mind. All the running around of his mind stops, and...