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DISCOURSE 23
THE THIRD KIND OF THE EMOTION OF NEUTRALITY
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The third kind of neutrality is called Nirvedasara. kind of neutrality is not adopted towards other people. It is adopted towards physical, materialistic and domestic felicities attained or unattained. Not only human beings, but also heavenly beings lose interest in materialistic and physical pleasures. Detachment appears. The jivas that are blindly and aimlessly wandering in the four directions of heavenly existence; human existence; brute-creation and the life in hell, have been experiencing inordinate agonies and anguish; and in the case of those who visualize this truth their mental eyes do not have any attachment for the sensual pleasures of Samsar; and they are not attracted towards them.
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The neutrality of the Nirvedasara type is adopted towards materialistic pleasures. Neutrality or apathy towards sensual pleasures. Not having any fascination for pleasures eventhough the means of pleasures are within one's reach. Having no fascination for the lofty experiences of the five senses. It also means not being tempted and fascinated even if a heavenly being comes down to this earth and offers heavenly delights. Now-a-days, of course, heavenly beings do not come down to this earth but in olden days, on account of the spiritual powers of the men of great spiritual attainments, the heavenly beings used to descend to this earth and to perform miracles and to perform and reveal marvels. We can read about such events in the shastras. Those who are true Dharmatmas do not get fascinated by heavenly pleasures even if the allurements abound around them and they remain totally detached. The Nirvedasara type of neutrality is present in such a type of dharmatmas. They understand the real quality of sensual pleasures. All sensual pleasures are worthless and transistory. There is no worth or substance in sensual pleasures.
HAS THE ATTITUDE OF NEUTRALITY OF THE NIRVEDA TYPE AWAKENED IN YOU TOWARDS SENSUAL PLEASURES ?
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You feel that sensual pleasures are sweet; is that not so? You have not at any time contemplated and meditated upon this
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