If we get to indulge in lust, we do get some momentary relief, relief that we mistake to be life’s greatest pleasure. But soon the relief ends and the burning desire re-appears. And it comes back, bigger and wilder, scalding us with worse burns of craving that demand relief through more depraved forms of indulgence. Seeking relief from those burns, we rush into a wildfire of sensuality and debauchery. Thus lust keeps burning and tormenting us lifetime after lifetime, as the Bhagavt-gita’s sobering declaration of it as “eternal enemy” (nitya-vairi) underscores. The only way out of this trap is through intelligence and grace.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:53:50 +0000
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