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period because whole physche of people at large got so much depressed that nothing else was thought to be possible.
Such attitude of inaction is prevailing and growing in modern times also in respect of hopes promised by pseudosaints, astrologers, ritualists, tantriks etc. who for their own selfish gains and professional income mislead people that successes, good fortunes, cures from diseases can be obtained by performing certain rituals, worshiping planets, wearing amulets, reciting hymns etc. without any personal effort. Some cheats even undertake rituals, tapas etc. on behalf of clients and promise to transfer thus gained fortune (Punya) to them. This is gross violation of precepts given in all scriptures of all religions that good fortune (Punya) can only be earned by one's own efforts, good conduct, austerity, charity, compassion, emotional control etc. There is no substitute to this. But people at large have inherent weakness to shirk action and want to get things. without effort and this weakness is exploited by professional cheats in garb of religion, astrology, tantra etc.
The following quotes from canonical scriptures give melancholy and antithetical view of the world:
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“मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्। 8/15||"
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"ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एवते । 15/22||"
Gita
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"Birth in the world is full of sorrow and sufferings".
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"Pleasures born out of contacts with objects are sources of pain".
In "Jnanarnava" by Shubhchandracharya the view of the world is extremely negative :
(a) "दुखार्णवगतं विश्वं रिवेच्य विरतं बुधै ।।1/38 ।।"
"The world is to be understood as drowned in sea of miseries".
“भृशं दुःखज्वालानिचयनिचितं जन्मगहनम् ||1 /49।।”
"The world is like a dense forest enveloped by fierce fire of miseries".
"सर्वे सम्बन्धा विपदास्पदम् | 12 / 9।।"
"All human relations are cause of adversity".
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