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379. Unpleasant or pleasant touch does not of its own accord say to thee, "Touch me." When the contact stimulus reaches the organ of contact (body) it does not arrive there to seize your attention (by force).
अहो सुहो व गुणो ण तं भणइ बुज्झ मं ति सो चेव । tres विणिग्गहिरं बुद्धिविसयमागयं तु गुणं ॥ ३८० ॥
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asuho suho va guno na tam bhanai bujjha mam ti so ceva. naya ei viniggahiyum buddhivisayamāgayain lu gunam (380) शुभ: शुभो वा गुणो न त्वां भणति बुध्यस्व मामिति स एव । न चैति विनिर्गृहीतुं बुद्धिविषयमागतं तु गुणम् ॥ ३८० ॥ 380. The bad are good quality (of an object) does not of its own accord say to thee, "Think of me." Even when the quality reaches the organ of thinking (mind), it does not arrive there to seize your attention (by force).
असुहं सुहं व दव्वं णतं भणइ बुज्झ मं ति सो चेव ।
य एइ विणिग्गहिरं बुद्धिविसयमागयं दव्वं ॥ ३८१ ॥
asuham suham va davvam na tam bhanai bujjha mam ti so ceva naya ei viniggahiyum buddhivisayamāgayam davvam (381)
अशुभं शुभ वा द्रव्यं न त्वां भणति बुध्यस्व मामिति स एव ।
न चैति विनिर्गृहीतुं बुद्धिविषयमागतं द्रव्यम् ॥ ३८१॥
381. A bad or good substance does not of its own accord say to thee, "Think of me." Even when the (idea of) substance reaches the organ of thinking (mind) it does not arrive there to seize your attention (by force).
एवं तु जाणिदव्वस्स उवसमंणेव गच्छइ मूढो । णिग्गहमणा परस्स य सयं च बुद्धि सिवमप्पत्तो ॥ ३८२॥
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evam tu jāni davvassa uvasamaṁņeva gacchai madho niggahamana parassa ya sayam ca buddhim sivamappatto (382) एवं तु ज्ञातद्रव्यस्य उपशमनैव गच्छति मूढः ।
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ः परस्य च स्वयं च बुद्धिं शिवामप्राप्तः ॥ ३८२॥
382. Thus devoid of a clear understanding of the nature of the objects of knowledge and incapable of abstaining from external influence and himself not attaining mental happiness, the ignorant person does not go along the path of peace.
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