Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, Here is today's saying: “Let consider another example. A smart child enters your office. He has a ripe mango in his hand. He wants to give it to you. You are fond of mangoes. You also like smart children. When you are about to take the fruit from the boy, your telephone rings. The caller is your friend, who is a police officer, who says "a bomb is hidden in the mango which is going to be given to you by a small boy. Someone wants to kill you. They have used this as a ploy" Now, after having known the ploy, do you still want to take the mango or play with the boy who brought it? No. As long as you think that the mango is very sweet and tasty, you will be longing to eat it. Once you come to know that the mango can spell death to you, your desire for it vanishes in to thin air. This is Vairagya. What caused this Vairagya? Realisation that the object (in this case, a mango) is harmful to you. When we realise that all objects in the universe are as unreal as the illusory silver on the beach and as harmful as the mango, we will acquire real Vairagya." Sri Swamiji Lessons in Vedanta - 25 part VII Bhakti Mala, December 1997 Sri Guru Datta, Swamiji Says _ Communicate with others using Lycos Mail for FREE! http://mail.lycos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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