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**Steady Gaze:** "O awakened one, renounce the desires for objects of withdrawal (pratyahara)!"
(491) There is a feeling of "other-becoming" (par-parinaati-bhaav). O friend, this inert and moving world, this "eth" (eth), does not bring you enjoyment. All living beings have experienced this "eth" countless times and have left it behind. It is like their discarded offerings, like "eth." Who would eat such a manifest impurity, such a particle of "eth"? And who would corrupt the supreme purity of the Self (aatma-swaroop) of the Father? Furthermore, O awakened one, this enjoyment of matter (pudgal-bhog) is impermanent, fleeting. The material objects of enjoyment that seemed pleasant and dear, become unpleasant and repulsive in an instant, because the changes in form, taste, smell, and color bring about corresponding changes and modifications in matter. The enjoyment obtained from worldly possessions or heavenly possessions is like poison. Therefore, why would one taste such impermanent, poisonous matter, when one can savor the eternal, delightful, and blissful Self (chaitanya-rasamaya nijaatma-swaroop)? "The true color is that of the Jineshwar, the world is devoid of color, all others are; the wealth of the king of the gods and the king of men, that is like poisonous matter... The true one, the Jina, enjoys the taste of his own qualities, the objects are deformed by their changes; without the right understanding, the Jina has tasted the pure form... The true one..." Shri Devchandraji.
The objects of the five senses are extremely painful. What seems pleasant at the beginning, like the "initial taste of a mango," becomes extremely painful in the end, like the bitter fruit of karma. This enjoyment is truly like the foam of a snake, suicidal. There is as much difference between an object and the poison of desire (vishayavasana) as there is between a mountain and a mustard seed. "Renounce each sense, O awakened one!" You have seen the terrible consequences of the direct fear experienced by elephants and others due to their being overpowered (see page 318-319). Then how much more suffering will there be due to the power of the five senses? Therefore, O Self of pure consciousness and bliss (sachchidanandaatman), renounce the desires for objects and remain in your own nature. Furthermore, O awakened one, in this endless cycle of existence (anaadi sansaar), you have enjoyed countless pleasures of gods and others, yet you are not satisfied. Like a hungry person who has never seen a day, you desire the fleeting pleasures of this human life. How will you ever be satisfied? The ocean cannot be filled with a bucket of water. How can the ocean be satisfied with a flood of water? How can fire be satisfied with a drop of water? Similarly, a creature is not satisfied even after enjoying endless pleasures for a very long time. Therefore, renounce these terrible pleasures of the senses that cause thirst and suffering. Thus, this enjoyment of matter is completely impure, impermanent, painful, and causes thirst and suffering. And your own nature, O awakened one, is supremely pure, eternal, supremely blissful, and brings about the supreme peace of self-satisfaction. Therefore, now renounce your attachment to the enjoyment of matter, which is "other-becoming," and savor the enjoyment of your own nature.
>> For further reference, see the Jnanarnava, Adhyatmasaar, and other such treasures of scriptures.