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Letter 3 they do not desire to attain Moksha Tapi.e. liberation. Because in the pursuit of Moksha they may be deprived of the present pleasures of this worldly life. They say that they are not ready to part with the pleasures they have.
Reena and Mona, can you imagine what sort of pleasure that will be which will vanish by studying philosophy ? Do you remember as a child when you used to tell me about your dreams in details ? And while narrating them you used to be excited or scared according to the dream.
And you used to get annoyed when you saw that I was least affected by them and you would wonder as to why I was not reacting the way you did. But I hope that by now you have realized that the feelings and experiences in the dreams do not have any meaning after we are fully awake.
By studying philosophy one gets 'True Awakening'. And one experiences that real pleasure and Bliss comes from within one's own self. Bliss is the inherent attribute of the soul.
So what do we loose if we get rid of the misconception of getting pleasure from those things like wealth, house, children etc. which do not have the attribute of pleasure ?
The worldly pleasures which we feel as pleasures, are they really tension-free? The fear of loosing the wealth earned haunts the rich, the fear of loosing our near and dear ones haunts each one of us, the fear of death, the fear of confronting diseases, many such fears and tensions surround us.
Further we have to note that these things which we think give us pleasure today can be the cause of anxiety or pain at some other time. Like the wealth which one has amassed in one's house can attract the attention of thieves and they can inflict injury to us while snatching it away from us.
Or like children who give us lots of pleasure in their childhood may start behaving against our likings or wishes and can cause great grief to us. This proves that the pleasure we get from these worldly things is not the real pleasure.
People from all walks of life and of all ages come to me as my patients. And their grief is not related to their physical illness only. They tell me all their problems and pain arising out of them, since I am their family doctor.
When I see these people, who outwardly are all well settled and happy are miserable within, then they make me think. The causes as well as the remedies for these miseries can be found in our philosophy. And
