Friday, October 07, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
lust, anger and greed
tri-vidhaà narakasyedaà
dväraà näçanam ätmanaù
kämaù krodhas tathä lobhas
tasmäd etat trayaà tyajet
TRANSLATION
There are three gates leading to this hell—lust, anger and greed. Every sane
man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.
PURPORT
The beginning of demoniac life is described herein. One tries to satisfy his
lust, and when he cannot, anger and greed arise. A sane man who does not
want to glide down to the species of demoniac life must try to give up these
three enemies, which can kill the self to such an extent that there will be no
possibility of liberation from this material entanglement.