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OF THE PLEASANT [1] One who yokes himself to things unworthy, one who unyokes himself from things worthy, One who abandons the goal for the sake of the pleasant, will envy those who are yoked to their soul. [2] Never seek the pleasant, nor even the unpleasant; It is painful not to see the pleasant and it is painful to see the unpleasant.
[3] Therefore regard nothing as dear, for the loss of what is dear is painful; No bondage exists for those who have neither likes nor dislikes. [4] The pleasant gives rise to grief, the pleasant gives rise to fear; One who is freed from the pleasant has no grief, and what is he to fear?
Page – 225 [5] Love gives rise to grief, love gives' rise to fear: One who is freed from love has no grief and how shall he have fear? [6] Attachment gives rise to grief, attachment gives rise to fear; One who is freed from attachment has no grief and how shall. he have fear?
[7] Desire gives rise to grief, desire gives rise to fear; One who is freed from desire has no grief and how shall he have fear? [8] Hunger gives rise to grief, hunger gives rise to fear; One who is freed from hunger has no grief and how shall he have fear? [9] One who has the right conduct and the right vision, who follows the Law, who is truthful, Who fulfils his duties, such a person one would hold dear to oneself. [10] One who yearns for the Ineffable, one who is awakened in his mind, One whose consciousness is not entagled in desires, is spoken of as mounting up the stream. [11] When a man safely returns from a long sojourn in far off foreign lands, His relatives and friends and comrades welcome him with jubilation. [12] Even so, when a man who has done good deeds and leaves this world for the next, His
virtues receive him there warmly as their own kinsman.
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