21/11/2013

Ashtavakra Gita 17:2-5


'O, the knower of Truth is never miserable in this world, for the whole universe is filled by himself alone. No sense-objects ever please one who delights in the Self. Even as the leaves of the neem tree do not please an elephant who delights in the sallaki leaves. Rare in this world is the one, on whom is left no impression of things he has experienced and who has no desire for things he has not yet experienced. The one who desires worldly enjoyment and the one who desires Liberation are both found in samsara. But rare indeed is the great-souled one who is not desirous of enjoyment or Liberation.' ~ Ashtavakra Gita 17:2-5

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