Guest guest Posted August 22, 1999 Report Share Posted August 22, 1999 The 2nd verse I would like to share is #10: Hope is like a flowing river of which the ceaseless desires constitute the waters; it rages with the waves of keen longings, and the attachments for various objects are its animals of prety; scheming thoughts of greed are the aquatic birds that abound on it, and it destroys in its course the big trees of patience and fortutude; it is rendered impassable by the whirlpools of ignorance, and of profound depth of bed as it is, its banks of anxious deliberation are precipitous indeed. Such a river the great Yogis of pure mind pass across to enjoy supreme felicity. What wonderful word pictures! Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 1999 Report Share Posted August 22, 1999 Edith, I enjoyed this verse. so many renunciates were known to meditate in cremation grounds on on the subject of one's death to bring home reality and the urgency of the spiritual quest. -- Karen EDTipple wrote: > EDTipple <edtipple > > Dear Onelist, > > I would like to share a few verses from VAIRAGYA-SATAKAM or " 100 > Verses on Renunciation " of Bhartrihari. It is about renunciation, on > the reasons for renouncing, rather than on the experience of the > realized soul as is the ASTAVAKRA, but I find some of it very > inspiring. Please, anyone who is interested in them, please let me > know. > > Verse #7 > Worldly pleasures have not been enjoyed by us, but we ourselves have > been devoured. No religious austerities have been gone through, but we > ourselves have become scorched. Time is not gone (being ever-present > and infinite); it is we who are gone (because of approaching death). > Desire is not reduced in force, though we ourselves are reduced to > senility. > > I hope this does inspire, rather than depress. > Edith > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Congratulations to Naveen Kabir. > This week's FRIENDS & FAMILY WINNER! > To enter go to: Clickme./ad/ffwin2 > > ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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