Bondage and Freedom

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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ing, Slaughtering, Drinking and Adultery-You will see me in these four forms.'
From this story we realise that a man can be wealthy and yet not be spoilt by wealth only if he has, side by side, luck, virtue, charity, the grace of his guru and if he has someone to guide him along the right path. Only then is a rich man sayed from these four forms which Kaliyug takes to tempt his victims; otherwise he is foredoomed.
Great strength and power are required to overcome. these temptations. That is why every minute it must be hammered into our minds. And to bring this story before our minds' eye continuously, is a thorough training of the mind.
The second question was asked, “Who is free?"
The answer was, "He who is not touched by desires."
Suppose you receive some mangoes and the very smell tempts you to eat them and you say to yourself, “No, I will not eat a single mango today." You give them away to your servant and tell him to eat them. People watching you will be surprised at your action, and you explain to them, "Looking at the mangoes I was desirous of eating them. But I do not want to eat them today, so I gave them away.”
This giving up is called “Renunciation.” This is the way to train the mind. When you renounce a
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