Sage Vasishtha
They in whom the twin-urges of acquisition and rejection have come to an end do not desire anything nor do they renounce anything. The mind does not reach the state of utter tranquility till these two impulses have been eliminated. Even so, as long as one feels 'this is real' and 'this is unreal' the mind does not experience peace and equilibrium. How can equanimity, purity or dispassion arise in the mind of one who is swayed by thoughts of 'this is right', 'this is wrong' 'this is gain' and 'this is loss'? When there is only one brahman (which is forever the one and the many) what can be said to be right and what wrong? As long as the mind is swayed by thoughts of the desirable and the undesirable there cannot be equanimity.
They in whom the twin-urges of acquisition and rejection have come to an end do not desire anything nor do they renounce anything. The mind does not reach the state of utter tranquility till these two impulses have been eliminated. Even so, as long as one feels 'this is real' and 'this is unreal' the mind does not experience peace and equilibrium. How can equanimity, purity or dispassion arise in the mind of one who is swayed by thoughts of 'this is right', 'this is wrong' 'this is gain' and 'this is loss'? When there is only one brahman (which is forever the one and the many) what can be said to be right and what wrong? As long as the mind is swayed by thoughts of the desirable and the undesirable there cannot be equanimity.
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