Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

Author(s): Anathdas Sadhu, Govinddas Sadhu
Publisher: Heeralal Dhole

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VICHAR MALA.
47 supreme felicity by attaining the condition of Brahina whose sole essence is joy.
How wealth is productive of pain ?
Man uses many endeavours, . And struggles hard for it,
All that is painful indeed; Its accumulation is painful too, And its loss extremely so,
Resembling the exit of life. Whatever avocations are followed by men for the acquirement of wealth, agriculture, trade or the learnoù professions, are attended with hardship, incessant struggles, and therefore painful to speak of. Moreover, if from the influence of virtue he be so fortunate as to amass a fortune, its prescrvation from fire and robbers is no less painful, and if soatched away by his king or despoiled by a robber, or he loses it from fire, or in the ordinary course of business, he feels as much misery as a man about to die, --or perhaps more. Thus then, wealth is a source of incessant pain as mentioned in the Panchallusi. "Accumulation of wealth is attended with pain ; its preservation, and loss, and its spending are equally painful; and therefore such wealth which is productive of pain in all its stages is hardly worth struggling after."
Now for an illustratiou of what has been mentioned in the last but one verse.
Therefore leave their company And bring peace in your mind. And think yourself happy, In avoiding their sting like a snake.
It is desirable, for the pair they bring fortb, that you should keep yourself off from the company of wife, children, house and wealth, for that will be beneficial to your best interests (aquirement of Self-knowledge), and ascertaiu what is good