Vaat 1.173
Swamini Vato Prakaran 1 Vaat 173 · 1 · Verse 173
Sanskrit Original
Navrāsh hoy tyāre Bhagwānnī mūrtine laīne besavu. Te mūrti te shu je, Bhagwānnī kathā, kīrtan, vārtā ne dhyān e Bhagwānnī mūrti chhe. Ne deh hoy tyā lobh, kām, krodh, svād, sneh, mān ne nidrā e sarve hoy chhe. Tene to deh bheḷā karī rākhavā. Te to jem koīk afīṇnu vyasan rākhe chhe te sukh jevu jaṇāy chhe paṇ e to dehne dukh de evu chhe, em samajavu.
When free, sit with the murti of God. What is that murti? Discourses, bhajans, talks and meditation of God are God’s murti. And because one possesses a body, one will have greed, lust, anger, craving for taste, affection toward relatives, ego, and inclination to sleep. These should be considered as the qualities of the body. This is similar to one who has an addiction to morphine and he experiences happiness in that; however, it causes misery to the body.1 One should understand as such. Footnotes: 1. 1. Addictions provide temporary happiness and eventually cause misery to the body. Similarly, the base natures (anger, ego, greed, etc.) may provide happiness but ultimately leads to misery.