Bondage and Freedom

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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When a pupil goes to his guru, he must frankly tell him of his thoughts, hiding nothing, otherwise the medicine that the guru will prescribe will not affect the pupil's mind. So the pupil bent on enlightenment asks his guru, “Who are the slaves in this world?” The guru replies, “Those who are slaves of their desires."
Who has tied you down? Your desires. Give up your desires and you are free. Love of comforts ties down a man.
A man believes that comforts are at his beck and call-he has all the means to enjoy comforts. But he forgets that these very comforts have tied him down and he cannot do without the comforts he is used to. Life seems to become impossible for him without
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When he wants to get up in the morning and go out at six o'clock he cannot leave his bed without his cup of tea. Not even the idea of praying will draw him out of bed at an early hour. Nor can he ever get ready without his morning cup of tea. Is this not a type of slavery?
There are so many who cannot go out of their houses because their cars are not available at a particular time. It is below their dignity to sit in a railway compartment or to use a public bus. No matter how important the work might be, they
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