--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
'Baked in the fierce > flames of rebirth, and tossed between life and death, I have somehow > obtained the light of Yoga which destroys the darkness of afflictions, > but this thirstful atmosphere of attachment is antagonistic to that > light. Having got that light why should I again be deluded by this > mirage of pleasure and make myself a fuel of that burning fire of the > cycle of births? Oh, ye pitiable, dreamy seekers of pleasures, may you > be happy.' > > -Samkhya-yogacharya Sw. Hariharananda Aranya This is hard core. Deep stony truth. I never dreamt that pleasure could be the source of my pain. More and more I am seeing this as true. What, no pleasure? Surely that would be a pointless and painful existence. But miracle of miracles, no pleasure...no pain. No seeking and obstacles disappear. "...but this thirstful atmosphere of attachment is antagonistic to that light." How long will it take to never forget this? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
