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The afflicted ones fall in two categories; physically afflicted and spiritually afflicted. The person afflicted with anguish may be a person in need of fortune or striken with ailments or miseries. Such people are physically afflicted. Some persons may also be stricken with violent emotions. The person afflicted with nonvigilance is one who is overpowered by sensual objects and intoxicating drinks, or excited with worldly pleasure. They are spiritually afflicted persons. ahāsaccamiņam te bemi. This is the ultimate truth - thus do I say :
4.15
Bhāoyam Sūtra 15
The truth is that the people are miserable and non-vigilant. It is also true that some people, though miserable exert themselves to get rid of their misery. Some people again, though non-vigilant, attain to the state of self-awareness on getting an occasion for such awakening. The central idea of the Sūtra is that this change of the state of the
soul is indeed an unimpeachable truth. 4.16 nāņāgamo maccumuhassa atthi, icchāpaņiyyā vamkāņikeyā.
kālaggahīā ņicae ņivitthā pudho-pudho jāim pakappayamti. Nothing is inaccessible to death. Some people are led by their desires, being the abode of crookedness. Intending to practise the discipline at a particular period of life, they remain engaged in accumulating fortune. Such people incessantly transmigrate from one form of life to another.
Bhāśyam Sutra 16
Now the two supports to enlightenment are explained. One cannot run away from the expanded jaws of death, that can swallow of creature, or, death may come from many a direction. All creatures are mortal, none is immortal. Comprehension of this truth is the first support or step to enlightenment. ‘Desire' means activity in accordance with the sensual and mental objects. People are driven by such desires. ‘Abode of crookedness'
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