Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The Song Of Life:38. The Way A Tortoise Withdraws Limbs Comments

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One that withdraws all his senses
From the world of cravings at will,
Limbs as are drawn in by a tortoise,
Man he's of wisdom stable and still.|| 2.58 ||
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Aniruddha Pathak
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Mahtab Bangalee 05 March 2020

leave leave the greed for world all peace will come accordingly!

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Aniruddha Pathak 05 March 2020

Yes indeed, greed/desire is like fire, never satiable. The more you satisfy it with fuel, the more it burn asking for more, ye dill mange more....

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Kumarmani Mahakul 04 March 2020

Dear sir, you have nicely brought the translation of Sanskrit sloka 2/58 which says much about internal features of a sthitaprajňa/ The tortoise here is the best example. I appreciate this poem.

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Aniruddha Pathak 05 March 2020

Yes, that is the way to withdraw from the deprivations of desires, thanks dear KM.

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