The pleasure one gets from physical, mental and intellectual pursuits is
transitory. Good deeds may grant heaven but it is a temporary
habitation from where a person has to journey down to earth to live life
again. This is akin to being elected to an important but short term
public office. One may bask in the glory and fame during the term of
office, thanks to the votes cast in one’s favour. However, once the term
is over, one becomes an ordinary person again! The game now starts all
over again by repeating popular slogans to become more popular and beg
for votes to win the election. You must journey to reach the terminus
where ignorance dies and wisdom is born, resulting in no more birth and
death cycles. The mind is a fertile field for ignorance. Do not seek
more and more comfort and convenience (sukham), instead, seek wisdom.
(Divine Discourse, Oct 16, 1964)
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