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7. The great emperors (Chakravarti) of the earth and the king of heaven (Indra) also have great desires and attachments. They become acquisitive. However, only great sages on the earth who have abandoned desires completely by resorting to true contentment, really experience increasing divine and supersensuous bliss. Such great souls command respect and veneration from one and all. 8. O Soul ! What do you desire now ? Desire is the root of sorrow. The eternal misery is dissipated only when the desire is destroyed 9. A saint (Yogi) is supreme being in the world for the time when he is desireless. The moment he desires something worldly, the world is superior to him and he becomes a servant. 10. As one gives up desires through right knowledge, his mind slowly and steadily gives up unsteadiness. As unsteadiness is given up, the mind and the senses are conquered, the hesitations disappear from the mind. This leads the aspirant (Sadhaka) to experience the delight of Supreme transcendental meditation (Samadhi). 11. A person is happy permanently in content ment. He is ever merged in the ambrosia of self meditation. Senses and their objects seem to be a source of unhappiness to him. 12. It is necessary that a person gives up all worldly desires so that he can attain to absolute Truth. If desires are not restrained, they go on expanding and make it difficult to liberate from worldly life. This is because the depth of desires and attachments is endless and can never be filled. Self-controlled, heroic, and discriminating persons therefore conquer desires and passions through contentment and lead their lives for the ultimate freedom of themselves and others. Let us praise these heroes ! Blessed are these great saints !
LIVING EXAMPLES OF CONTENTMENT (1) A great Sanskrit scholar named Kaiyata, was the writer of the great religious scripture "Maha-Bhashya-Tilaka". He was from the tradition of the Brahmin pundits of Kashmir. He led the life of a sage (Rishi). His cottage had one mat on the floor to seat, a water-pot, a few clothes and utensils, and religious books SANTOSH
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