Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 > From "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" > > Part I - The Quest > > 4. Barrenness of the World > > 78) In reality, there is no intrinsic joy abiding in any of the objects of > the world, which itself is conceived by the delusive bewildering mind. How > could the besotted mind delude itself into the belief that happiness abides > in the objects of the world? > > 79) The arrogant and fiendish pleasures, nurtured at present through the > available objects will come to naught, bringing great sorrow in their train. > > 80) Only the supreme shade of the tree of the Awakened Consciousness of > the transcendental Being can mitigate totally the fierce heat of the sorrow > of threefold desires, courted by the beings swirling and whirling along the > sweltering heat of the desert of this world-form of desire. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "The Garland of Guru's Sayings" by Sri Muruganar, Sri Sadhu om Trans. _________ALL-NEW Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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