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## Dimadrusti: 7 Horrible Consequences of Attachment to Objects
(319) The mind, captivated by Kamadeva, becomes enslaved to the world, experiencing sorrow. The foolish, greedy for pleasure, fall into the trap and regret later...
Renouncing the desire for objects, the conscious being finds the true path. Like a bee attracted by the fragrance of a flower, it gets trapped in the bud. The lotus bud, when combined with the bee, becomes a source of sorrow... The beautiful form of the object, like a moth, attracts the mind and it falls into the flame. Seeing this cause of sorrow, the eyes fear, O helper... The deer, attached to the senses in the realm of objects, loses its head. Each attached being experiences various kinds of sorrow... The five objects are powerful and always tempting, what can we say? Hearing the word "Chidananda", we remain in our true nature... "Objects."
- Shri Chidanandaji
Therefore, wise men have compared the pleasure of objects to the foam of a snake or the fruit of a poisonous plant. And it is true that they are called "Kusukh" (false pleasure) or "Asat Sukh" (unreal pleasure). Or, what results in sorrow is not really pleasure, but sorrow. The principle of renunciation or the subsequent sorrow is not pleasure. - Shrimad Rajchandraji
It is appropriate to call this "tucch" (trivial) and "darun" (horrible) here. Because it is trivial, without essence, and like a single thing in the world. The "figo" (gross) hair-like particles of matter, which countless beings have accumulated over time, are enjoyed by the "bhava-abhinandi" (attached to existence) being! And such a being, running after this "tam" (darkness) like the water of a mirage, becomes corrupted from the right path, abandoning the activity of Dharma and duty! Therefore, the sage Acharya expresses his regret - "Oh! This ignorance and darkness, be damned! Because of this, the being forgets its fatherhood and engages in such perverse activity, committing wrong deeds. The poor being is not to blame, but its "mehniya" (attached to pleasure) karma is to blame. Because it is in the form of darkness, it does not see the right direction, the right path does not appear, so it gets confused and abandons the right path and goes astray.
"Ma mukamr: Hઇ: valavali: |
Ramaana banaavo sansare viyaap!" - Shri Shubhachandracharya's "Jnanaarnava"