Vivekachoodaamani

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311. He that remains in the body (as we are now – full of desires)

how can he be purified of all desires? Therefore without seeking

after the pleasures of the senses – one must give that up. The

seeking after pleasure arises from the sense of separation from the

Self.

 

312. By selfish work, we increase the seed of desire and if we stop

selfish actions, we stop the seed. Therefore one should stop all

selfish action.

 

313. By the increase of selfish work one increases desired. And by

the increase of desires, one increases selfish work. And that way the

world by entanglement goes on. It never ceases.

 

314. Therefore, one who would like to do away with the bondage of the

world must burn these two fully. How? By giving up internal thought

and external work that are selfish in nature.

 

315. The ego is increased by these two, so one should seek the

destruction of these (the ego and its two causes) by meditating on

the real Self, seeing Brahman everywhere. And these three go only by

INCREASING THE DESIRE OF BEING GOOD TO OTHERS.

 

316. If you stop selfish work, you stop the internal desire. By

stopping the internal desire, you stop the selfish thought. And the

stopping of desire is what is called freedom even in this life

itself – jivanmukti!

 

318. When that desire of being good to others increases, the desire

for selfish fulfillments subside. As when the sun rises, all the

darkness subsides.