Chapter 16 verse 12
“Held in bondage by hundreds of desires, and driven by lust and anger, they strive to accumulate wealth by unjust means, all for the gratification of their senses.”
In
kali yuga, Bhagwan’s descriptions of demonic behaviors seem to fit several of
our actions. It is depressing to read this chapter so far but it is also good
therapy and wake=up call to learn all the ills residing in me. Desire and anger
drive us to focus on gratification of the sense objects and accumulation of
wealth. To what end? I used to wonder if there is a famous person in this life
such as a politician, film star or sportsperson, are they able to learn of
their praise after their life? The answer in my opinion is a big NO. What comes
with their soul to their future journey is the good deeds they have done and
vasanas they continue to possess. Hence one’s life needs to be measured by
what vasanas one was able to exhaust in this lifetime and how we didn’t pick up
additional vasanas but acting in an egoless fashion.
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