{"id":4033,"date":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","slug":"57-pleasure-vol-03-questions-and-answers-volume-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/01-cwmce\/03-questions-and-answers-volume-03\/57-pleasure-vol-03-questions-and-answers-volume-03","title":{"rendered":"-57_Pleasure.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nPleasure<\/b>
\n<\/font> <\/span><\/i>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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One
\nwho gives himself entirely to what is unprofitable, who does not give himself
\nto what is profitable, who sacrifices true knowledge for the sake of pleasure,
\nwill envy those who have chosen the path of self-knowledge. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Therefore
\ndo not seek after pleasure, much less what is unpleasant, for it is painful to
\nbe deprived of what is pleasing and equally painful to see what is unpleasant. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Therefore
\none should hold nothing dear, for the loss of what one loves is painful. No
\nbondage exists for those who have neither love nor hatred. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What
\nis pleasing gives rise to grief; what is pleasing gives rise to fear. One who
\nis freed from what is pleasing, who feels no grief, what has he to fear? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Affection
\ngives rise to grief; affection gives rise to fear. One who is freed from
\naffection, who feels no grief, what has he to fear? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Attachment
\ngives rise to grief; attachment gives rise to fear. One who is freed from
\nattachment, who feels no grief, what has he to fear? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Desire
\ngives rise to grief; desire gives rise to fear. One who is freed from desire,
\nwho feels no grief, what has he to fear? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Craving
\ngives rise to grief; craving gives rise to fear. <\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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One
\nwho is freed from craving, who feels no grief, what has he to fear?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One
\nholds dear a man who acts rightly, possesses intuition, who is righteous and
\nknows the Truth, who fulfils his duty. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One
\nwho aspires to the ineffable Peace, one whose mind is awakened, whose thoughts
\nare not entangled in the net of desire, that one is said to be \u201cbound upstream\u201d
\n(towards perfection). <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Just
\nas, after a long absence, a man returning safely home is received by his
\nkinsmen and friends who welcome him, even so it is with one who acts rightly;
\nwhen he passes from this world to the other, his own good actions welcome him
\nlike a kinsman. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

It always seems to me that the reasons usually given for becoming
\nwise are poor reasons: \u201cDon’t do this, it will bring you suffering; don’t do
\nthat, it will give birth to fear in you\u201d… and the consciousness dries up more
\nand more, it hardens, because it is afraid of grief, afraid of pain. <\/span><\/p>\n

I think it would be better to say that
\nthere is a certain state of consciousness–which one can acquire by aspiration
\nand a persistent inner effort \u2013 in which joy is unmixed and light shadowless,
\nwhere all possibility of fear disappears. It is the state in which one does not
\nlive for oneself but where whatever one does, whatever one feels, all movements
\nare an offering made to the Supreme, in an absolute trust, freeing oneself of
\nall responsibility for oneself, handing over to Him all this burden which is no
\nlonger a burden. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is an inexpressible joy not to have any
\nresponsibility for oneself, no longer to think of oneself. It is so dull and
\nmonotonous and insipid to be thinking of oneself, to be worrying <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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about what to do and what not to do, what will be good for you and
\nwhat will be bad for you, what to shun and what to pursue \u2013 oh, how wearisome
\nit is! But when one lives like this, quite open, like a flower blossoming in
\nthe sun before the Supreme Consciousness, the Supreme Wisdom, the Supreme
\nLight, the Supreme Love, which knows all, which can do all, which takes charge
\nof you and you have no more \u2013 worries\u00a0
\n<\/span>that is the ideal condition. <\/span><\/p>\n

And why is it not done? <\/span><\/p>\n

One does not think of it, one forgets to
\ndo it, the old habits come back. And above all, behind, hidden somewhere in the
\ninconscient or even in the subconscient, there is this insidious doubt that
\nwhispers in your ear: \u201cOh! if you are not careful, some misfortune will happen
\nto you. If you forget to watch over yourself, you do not know what may happen\u201d
\n\u2013 and you are so silly, so silly, so obscure, so stupid that you listen and you
\nbegin to pay attention to yourself and everything is ruined. <\/span><\/p>\n

You have to begin all over again to infuse into your cells a
\nlittle wisdom, a little common sense and learn once more not to worry. <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

30 May 1958\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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