In this body battered by desire, anger, greed, fear, despair, envy, separation from what is cherished, union with what is unwanted, hunger, thirst, old age, death, disease, and sorrow — what is the worth of indulging sensory pleasures?
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- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Maitrayaniya Upanishad
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- Maitrayaniya Upanishad
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- MtU.1.3
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- DesireDetachmentSuffering
Same theme, different voices
I come to the palace of the creator. I am the glory of the brahmins, the glory of the kings, and the glory of the commoners. I wish to attain that glory. I am the glory of all glories. May I never go to the place of suffering.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
You saints, however, must wish for the welfare of all. This feeling takes root in the heart only when we see the image of the Formless One - God, in each and every human being.
Love only gives itself and takes from itself. Love doesn't possess, nor does it want to be possessed, because love is enough on its own.