Saturday 12 November 2011

"The Worldly Attachment Causes The Obstruction..."





"The worldly attachment raises obstructions every moment. 


Retreat from its heat lies in the shade of the desire-yielding tree or in the state of omniscience. 


The former is adorable; without that there is no retreating from the heat. 


For recognizing the desire-yielding tree one needs to be worthy of it. 


The worldly attachment causes the obstruction in that regard. 


That obstruction does not give way unless one tries to minimize the attachment. 


In the hazardous state of ignorance the worldly soul has been moving millions of miles without giving any thought. 


How can that give any scope of worthiness? 


In order to avoid that, it is necessary to calm down, to the extent possible, the affliction resulting from the activities undertaken, to retreat from that in every way and to endeavour for coming to the right practical course. 


The activity, which is unavoidable and which has been destined to be undertaken, of course without attachment, constitutes the right practical course... (232)

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