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exist is to suffer. Edwin
The Light of Asia,' Bk
truth is that to Arnold says in VIII;
"The First Truth is of Sorrow. Be not mocked;
Life which ye prize is long drawn agony Only its pains abide, its pleasures are As birds which light and fly."
The second is the cause of the pain, which as we saw is owing entirely to our desires, and which increases with the gratification. Arnold says:
"The second Truth is Sorrow's Cause. What grief Springs of itself and springs not of desire?"
The third is the cessation of pain, which ceases when desires are extinguished. Arnold thus puts it "The Third is Sorrow's Ceasing. This is peace
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To conquer love of self and lust of life, To tear deep-rooted passion from the breast To still the inward strife.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
www.umaragyanbhandar.com
