| 37. That which
is like poison at first, at the end, like nectar that pleasure is declared
to be Sattvic, born of the purity of ones own mind. Like passion at first:
on its first occurrence it is attended with pain as it is preceded by much
trouble in the acquisition of jnana or spiritual knowledge, of vairagya or
indifference to worldly objects, of dhyana and samadhi. At the end, the pleasure
is like nectar, arising from mature knowledge and indifference to external
objects. Declared: by the wise. Born, etc. born of the purity of ones own buddhi
or anath karana: or born of the perfectly clear knowledge of the Self. Being
so born, the pleasure is Sattvic. Rajasic Pleasure. |
