| Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
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| Discourses On Gita |
| A SUPPLEMENT - THE CONFLICT BETWEEN DIVINE AND DEMONIC TENDENCIES |
Self-control, the way to shake off desire and anger21. We should push away from us our asurik tendencies. Briefly, asurik sampat means desire, anger and greed. These three are forces that set the world dancing. Let us put an end to this dance. We must give it up. Anger and greed spring from desire. When circumstances favor desire, greed arises; when they obstruct desire, anger arises.Again and again the Gita tells us to beware of these three. This is what is said at the end of the Sixteenth Chapter, that desire, anger and greed are the three broad gateways of Hell. They are thronged by crowds coming in and going out. The roads to Hell are very wide. There is room for many motor cars, you can find many companions on the way. But the path of truth is narrow. 22. How then are we to escape from desire, anger and greed? By accepting the way of control of the senses. This is the path laid down in the shastras. The shastras are nothing but the experience of the saints. The shastras are made up of the experience the saints gained through their efforts. Therefore, hold fast to this principle of self-control. Do not have any doubt or fear that it will fail. Please do not raise such arguments or questions as, "What will happen to the world if desire and anger disappear? |
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