Pranam अधमा: धनमिच्छन्ति धनम् मानम् च मध्यमा: ।
उत्तमा: मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महताम् धनम् ॥ ADHAMA DHANAM ICHANTHI; DHANAM MANAM CHA MADHYAMA/ UTTAMA MANAM ICHANTHI, MANO HEY MAHATHAAM DHANAM. An inferior person's desire is money. An average person will desire money and respect. A great person desires respect (and not Money). Respect is superior to money. ये च मूढतमा: लोके ये च बुद्धे: परम् गता: । ते एव सुखम् एधन्ते मध्यम: क्लिश्यते जन: ॥-- महाभारत YE CHA MADATHAMA: LOKO YECHA BHDHEHE: PARAMA GATHAA/ TE EVA SUKAM EDANTHE MADYAME KILSHAYATHE JANAA:// Only two types of people are happy in this world. One who are foolish/dull and the others who are very much intelligent and knowledgeable. All the other people in between these two limits are the only sufferers. The foolish/dull people do not understand the problem (or cannot grasp the problems) and the intelligent people have the solution for it! And therefore it is only left for the people in between them to keep crying for the problem because having known what it is still they cannot envision the path for it's complete eradication. अतितृष्णा न कर्तव्या तृष्णाम् नैव परित्यजेत । शनै: शनैश्च भोक्तव्यम् स्वयम् वित्तमुपार्जितम् ॥ ATHI TRSHNA NA KARTAVYA TRSHNAAM NAIVA PARITYAJYETH/ SHANAI SHANAICHA BOKTHAVYAM SWAYAM VINAMUPAJITHAM// Extreme desire should be avoided. but don't throw away desires. We should enjoy self earned wealth with control. This subhashita explains one of the specialties of our culture. You may find two extreme views about life in this world. There are a few groups who think that desire about anything is cause of sorrow in life. And desire causes degradation of a person. So it should be avoided totally. There are some groups which believe that we should try to satisfy all our desires... and that will bring happiness in life. The problem in first case is, it is very difficult to follow. And often these suppressed desires give rise to misbehavior of a person. In second case, it is obvious that, this view is not good for societal interest. Also desires can't be satisfied. if you fulfill one another would arise. Keeping this in mind our Rishis suggested midway between these two. one need not give away desires totally, but try to control them and satisfy them with some limit. वृथा वृष्टि: समुद्रेषु वृथा तृप्तेषु भोजनम् । वृथा दानम् धनाढ्येषु वृथा दीपो दिवाऽपि च ॥ VRUTHA VRISHTI SAMUDRESHU VRUTHA TRIPTESHA BOJANAM / VRUTHA DHAANAM DHANDYESHU VRITHA DOUPO DIVAPI CHA// Rains over the sea are not of any use. Food for one, whose stomach is full, is waste. What's the use of donation to an affluent? Also, lighting a lamp during day is useless. kr irs 4521 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoq38mR361BZBE%3Dx_DtRCkDY4-2Md84NVGW24UAfZdXGgw%40mail.gmail.com.
