Shatripu - the six enemies of Mankind - Kama, Krodha etc.

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At Natabara'syour request I am listing some material on the six enemies of

mankind described in Vedic Literature. They are called the shatripus or

ari-shadvarga in sanskrit. The excerpts are from "PRASNOTTARA VAHINI" by

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

 

Q. Swami! What are the traits of character that we have to avoid, that is to

say, which are the obstacles in the path of one who seeks Liberation from the

cycle of Birth and Death?A. The six, the Ari-shadvarga: Kama, Krodha, Lobha,

Moha, Mada and Maathsarya; these are to be avoided.

Q. What exactly is Kama?A. Desire for riches, property, honour, status, fame,

children; why list the lot? Attachment to all things of this sensory world,

this false, temporary, impure world.

Q. Krodha?A. Yearning to harm others and cause ruin to them.

Q. And Lobha?A. Determination that no one else should partake of even a small

fraction of what one has earned or what one has; also, that even in times of

distress, one's possessions should not be diminished by use.

Q. What is the meaning of Moha?A. The delusion that some people are nearer to

one than others and the desire to please them more than others, leading to

exertions for earning and accumulating for their sake.

Q. Mada?A. Mada means the swagger that develops when one feels that he has

either scholarship or strength or riches or fame, more than others. Even when

one has not got these, Mada makes men move about without reverence for elders

and consideration for others' feelings and craving only for one's own comfort

and security. Mada is extreme egoism.

Q. The last that you mentioned is Maathsarya.What does that mean, Swami?A. When

others are as happy as yourself, Maathsrya makes one miserable; one cannot

tolerate it.

Love,

Arun

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Natabara,

 

You may find more info at the following site, which contains the entire book.

 

http://www.vahini.org/downloads/prasnottaravahini.html

 

 

Love,

Arun

Uthayan, Arun Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:36

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Kama, Krodha etc.

Dear Natabara and other list members,

 

I inadvertantly pressed the send button and apologize for the inconvenience.

 

At Natabara'syour request I am listing some material on the six enemies of

mankind described in Vedic Literature. They are called the shatripus or

ari-shadvarga in sanskrit. The excerpts are from "PRASNOTTARA VAHINI" by

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

 

Q. Swami! What are the traits of character that we have to avoid, that is to

say, which are the obstacles in the path of one who seeks Liberation from the

cycle of Birth and Death?A. The six, the Ari-shadvarga: Kama, Krodha, Lobha,

Moha, Mada and Maathsarya; these are to be avoided.

Q. What exactly is Kama?A. Desire for riches, property, honour, status, fame,

children; why list the lot? Attachment to all things of this sensory world,

this false, temporary, impure world.

Q. Krodha?A. Yearning to harm others and cause ruin to them.

Q. And Lobha?A. Determination that no one else should partake of even a small

fraction of what one has earned or what one has; also, that even in times of

distress, one's possessions should not be diminished by use.

Q. What is the meaning of Moha?A. The delusion that some people are nearer to

one than others and the desire to please them more than others, leading to

exertions for earning and accumulating for their sake.

Q. Mada?A. Mada means the swagger that develops when one feels that he has

either scholarship or strength or riches or fame, more than others. Even when

one has not got these, Mada makes men move about without reverence for elders

and consideration for others' feelings and craving only for one's own comfort

and security. Mada is extreme egoism.

Q. The last that you mentioned is Maathsarya.What does that mean, Swami?A. When

others are as happy as yourself, Maathsrya makes one miserable; one cannot

tolerate it.

Love,

Arun