Vicharmala Granth Satik Pustak 1 to 8

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

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intercourse every six months, and for that one act is made to suffer so much pain, whereas with men the rule is, to have it always, and therefore the ultimate resulting pain follow in them too.
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If it be asked, where is the proof to abandon them? Evidence of the Sruti aud Smriti needs not be mentioned, for there are many texts to the purpose; that 'indifference' which constitutes the difference between wise and ignorant persons and which makes their conduct differ is now pointed out.
The wise abandon all enjoyments
Knowing them to be impure:
And passionate men, fccd upon them As a crow deas on refuse.
Says Anathdasji:-Wise men know all enjoyments are material—a product of Ignorance-hence unreal, they have no inclination for them, on the other hand they discard them altogether; but ignorant persons deluded into a belief of their producing happiness, take them up, [follow the bent of their inclinations and fondly pursue them], and like a crow greedily swallowing the refuse that is thrown from house-tops, they, the ignorant, make what is refused by a sage their subject of enjoyment. And as crow is the lowest of birds-for its dirty habits-so are ignorant, bad men. Why? because whatever indifference is produced in the ignorant is due to the observation of faults in objects of enjoyment, which are apt to be removed subsequently, just as men feel an aversion for women after having had a sexual intercourse with them, again to be removed when inflamed with desire aftor a little lapse of time; hence this indifference of the ignorant is not sharp but dull; whereas in the wise, that indifference is a result of the firm conviction of their impermanence, in addition to their defective nature. Hence what they abandon once are never resumed by them, just as food that is vomited is