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4. RENUNCIATION
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of devotion. When the attraction towards objects,
external as well as internal, ceases without any veil,
then it is termed Mukta (freed) Trishna. The mere
thought of longing that such and such a thing should
come to oneself is Trishna. It is this strong chain of
trishna that you should unshake yourself from, if you
want to grow in Bhakti. Cut off the Trishna-tantu
(the thread of sense-hankering) by the sword of
Vairagya. This is "Nirodha" or control of desire.
निरोधस्तु लोकवेदव्यापारन्यासः ॥ ८ ॥
Sutra 8. Nirodhastu Lokavedavyaa paaranyaasah.
On the contrary control of desires means the
resignation to the Lord of all worldly and scriptural
activities.
निरोध :
: -
Nirodha inhibition of desires; g: tu:
on the contrary ; लो क वे द व्या पा र स्य :
vyaapaarasya
न्यास : -- Nyaasah
Supreme).
-
Lokaveda-
of worldly and scriptural activities;
resignation or consecration (to the
Control of desires does not mean intense fight
with desires. The more you fight with desires, the
stronger and more intense they will become. Do not
add further fuel to the fire of desire. Reduce your
activities. Cultivate dispassion. Learn to discrimi-
nate. Pray. Sing. Do Japa. The desires will gradu-
ally lose very much of their force.
When divine love grows renunciation of action
'comes by itself. The devotee is God-intoxicated. He
knows nothing but his beloved Lord. His mind is
ever fixed on the form of his Lord. He is not capable
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of devotion. When the attraction towards objects,
external as well as internal, ceases without any veil,
then it is termed Mukta (freed) Trishna. The mere
thought of longing that such and such a thing should
come to oneself is Trishna. It is this strong chain of
trishna that you should unshake yourself from, if you
want to grow in Bhakti. Cut off the Trishna-tantu
(the thread of sense-hankering) by the sword of
Vairagya. This is "Nirodha" or control of desire.
निरोधस्तु लोकवेदव्यापारन्यासः ॥ ८ ॥
Sutra 8. Nirodhastu Lokavedavyaa paaranyaasah.
On the contrary control of desires means the
resignation to the Lord of all worldly and scriptural
activities.
निरोध :
: -
Nirodha inhibition of desires; g: tu:
on the contrary ; लो क वे द व्या पा र स्य :
vyaapaarasya
न्यास : -- Nyaasah
Supreme).
-
Lokaveda-
of worldly and scriptural activities;
resignation or consecration (to the
Control of desires does not mean intense fight
with desires. The more you fight with desires, the
stronger and more intense they will become. Do not
add further fuel to the fire of desire. Reduce your
activities. Cultivate dispassion. Learn to discrimi-
nate. Pray. Sing. Do Japa. The desires will gradu-
ally lose very much of their force.
When divine love grows renunciation of action
'comes by itself. The devotee is God-intoxicated. He
knows nothing but his beloved Lord. His mind is
ever fixed on the form of his Lord. He is not capable