Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Anger and desire

Bhagavad-gītā kiñcitadhītā" Two ślokas today - 2.62 and 2.63

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङगस्तेषूपजायते |
सङ्गात् सञ्जायते कामः कामात् क्रोधोऽभिजायते || ६२ ||
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात् समृतिविभ्रमः |
स्मुतिभ्रंशाद् बुध्दिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति || ६३ ||

In the person who dwells upon objects, an attachment is born with reference to them. From attachment is born desire and from desire, anger is born.
From anger comes delusion and from delusion comes the loss of memory. Because of the loss of memory, the mind becomes incapacitated and when the mind is incapacitated, the person is destroyed.