Guest guest Posted August 24, 1999 Report Share Posted August 24, 1999 Verse #19 When the mouth is parched with thirst, man takes some cold refreshing (or sweetened) drink. When suffering from hunger, he swallows boiled rice made delicious with meat and the like. When set on fire by lust, he fast embraces his wife. So happiness is but the remedying of these diseases (of hunger, thirst, and lust). Behold how man is upset in the quest! To my mind, truly wry humor! Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 1999 Report Share Posted August 24, 1999 > Verse #19 > > When the mouth is parched with thirst, man takes some cold refreshing > (or sweetened) drink. When suffering from hunger, he swallows boiled > rice made delicious with meat and the like. When set on fire by lust, > he fast embraces his wife. So happiness is but the remedying of these > diseases (of hunger, thirst, and lust). Behold how man is upset in > the quest! > > To my mind, truly wry humor! > > Edith is it not true though that thirst and hunger are of the body ...ie the body needs those biologically to survive and that lust is a function or a 'need' of the mind. it is a craving that can be cured. it is a disease of the mind. Even the need for food can be minimised to really basic needs and the craving for decadent food is also a disease of the mind. brings to mind Gandhiji's oft quoted line " there is enough in this world for man's need... not enough for his greed " regards jairam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 1999 Report Share Posted August 25, 1999 Such is the taste of divine love that nothin tastes like it. Nothin is for comforting than divine love. Karen do u know some ice cream that has a divine taste . On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs wrote: > Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs <urbanashram > > I can't help myself! I still like my ice cream!! :-) > - Karen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 1999 Report Share Posted August 26, 1999 Dear Kathi, Jairam wrote suggesting that hunger and thirst were of the body, but lust of the mind. I responded that lust was initiated for the propogation of the species, was it not, and that we are, after all a body/mind complex. And so Bhartrihari's lumping hunger, thirst and lust together would speak to this one basic problem (which has both subtle and gross elements). Does that answer your question? Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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