From Discontent to Wisdom

Discontent
Even if this whole world full of wealth is given to a man, he will not be contented with that. It is extermely difficult to satisfy the desires of an avaricious man.

Wealth cannot Protect
Wealth cannot protect an imprudent person in this birth and the next. Just as an extinguished lamp cannot light the path so also a person who is deluded cannot tread the right path.

Who is the Protector ?
Knowing that wealth and relatives are incapable of protecting him and that life is ephemeral, a detached person liberates himself from the karmic bondage.

Solitariness of Lfie
None can share another person's sorrows. Every person is born alone and dies alone.

None is Companion
Wives and sons, friends and relatives live with a person as long as he is alive. None accompanies him after his death.

Sensuous Enjoyments
Sensuous enjoyments yield momentary pleasures but in return cause prolonged misery. By their very nature, they give maximum sorrow and minimum happiness. They are an obstacle to emancipation and a veritable mine of misfortunes.

Sensory Pursuits
Just as one cannot find any essence in the stem of a plantain tree. so also one can never find true happiness from sensory pursuits.

Senses
A person who has fallen prey to sensual enjoyments and vices is like a traveller who is unable to control his roguish horse and fails to reach his desired destination.

Destruction of Karmas
There is intense destruction of karmas when a person capable of enjoying sensual pleasures forsakes them and certainly he attains the greatest benefit of emancipation.

Wisdom
O men ! Achieve wisdom and why don't you attain it ? It is rare to acquire right knowledge after death. The nights that once pass away do not return. Similarly, it is not easy to obtain human birth again and again.