The mind that
follows the wandering genses carries away the Reason of the man with it, as the gale bears
away the ship on the ocean. II-67
But impoelled by what, does a man commit sin, as it were by
force constrained, though he does not wish, indeed, tobe a sinful man?
II36
The Lord said:
It is desire. It is anger. It is born out of
the principle of passion in nature, insatiable and all-polluting. Know it as our
enemy here on earth.
III-37
As smoke surrounds fire, as a mirror is covered over with
dust, as the embryo is encased in the womb, the understanding is enveloped by this enemy.
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