Thursday, September 17, 2009

Root of wrong choices

(2-62)

[dhyAyatO vishayAn punsah sanghas-tEshu upajAyatE
sanghAt sanjAyatE kAmah kAmAt krOdhah abhijAyatE]

From thinking about sensory objects, there arises attachment to them;
From attachment arises desire, and from desire arises anger.


(2-63)

[krOdhAt bhavati sam-mOhah sam-mOhat smriti vibramah
smriti bramshAt buddhi nAsho buddhi nAshAt praNashayti]


From anger arises delusion, and from delusion the loss of memory;
Loss of memory results in inability to discriminate (right from wrong),
and one who can't discriminate is destroyed.