Guest guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Everything in this world has to undergo changes -- even childhood, youth and old age in the case of embodied beings. Everything is passing from state to state like waves. Every single day sees the destruction of things as well as their generation; but this cursed world never comes to a close. Men are reborn as animals, the lower animals are again born as men; the gods are demoted. So where shall we look for permanence in this world? The beauties of nature are as impermanent as flashes of lightning. All creatures, even Brahma , Vishnu and Rudra, are rushing towards annihilation like the waters that flow into a desert. Possessions and enjoyments are the root of all anxieties; far better is the cultivation of the equable temperament in seclusion unperturbed by any thought. The objects of sense enjoyment are the real poison, and not what is popularly known as poison. For, the so-called poison destroys the body in one birth, while the poison of sense enjoyments hurts man from birth to birth through a countless series of embodiments. Contd.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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