Finding Wisdom
"Brooding on the objects of senses, man develops attachment to them; from attachment comes desire; from desire anger sprouts forth. "From anger proceeds delusion; from delusion, confused memory; from confused memory the ruin of reason; due to the ruin of reason he perishes. "But the disciplined yogi, moving among objects with the senses under control, and free from attraction and aversion, gains in tranquility. "In tranquility, all his sorrow is destroyed. For the intellect of the tranquil-minded is soon anchored in equilibrium. "There is no wisdom in the fickle-minded; nor is there meditation in him. To the unmeditative there is no peace. And how can the peaceless enjoy happiness? "Just as a gale pushes away a ship on the waters, the mind that yields to the roving senses carries away his discrimination. |
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