From Illusion to Four Blemishes

Illusion
Illusion exterminates thousands of truths.

Desire and Delusion
Just as a crane is produced from an egg and an egg from a crane, in the same way delusion springs from desire and desire gives birth to delusion.

Desire
If there were numberless mountains of gold and silver as big as mount Kailasa. they would not satisfy a greedy person; for desire is endless like the sky.

Forgiveness
By conquering anger, the soul attains forgiveness.

Ignorant
Who out of pride, humiliates others, is an ignorant person.

Contentment
By conquering greed, contentment is achieved.

Inflicted by Desire
One whose mind is always inflicted by greed, who is never content, who always remains mentally anguished, who has unsatiated desires, can he ever obtain happiness ?

Consequences of Revenge
A revengeful person creates enmity and then takes delight in being revengeful. This chain continues and brings in its wake endless misery.

Four Blemishes
Anger, prejudice, ungratefulness and wrong faith—these are the four blemishes that destroy all the virtues present in a person.