 They, verily, rising above the desire for sons and the desire for wealth and the desire for worlds, lived the life of a mendicant. For the desire for sons is the desire for wealth, and the desire for wealth is the desire for worlds ; for both these are...  Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechismby Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami - 2003 - 388 pagesNo preview available - About this book
 | Robert E. Hume - Brahmanism - 1921 - 568 pages
...desire for sons and the desire for wealth and the desire for worlds, lived the life of a mendicant. For the desire for sons is the desire for wealth, and the desire for wealth is the desire for worlds ; for both these are desires. That Soul (Atman) is not this, it is not that (neti, neti). It is unseizable,... | |
 | Raimundo Panikkar - Religion - 1994 - 984 pages
...desire progeny "What shall we do with progeny," they thought, "we whose whole world is the ätman'?" Having transcended the desire for sons, the desire...worlds; all these are nothing but desires. He, the ätman, is not this, not this. He is ungraspable for he is not grasped, he is indestructible for he... | |
 | Shirley Firth - Bereavement - 1997 - 260 pages
...But in order to attain the other kind of immortality "above the navel", one should have no son, since "desire for sons is the desire for wealth and the desire for wealth is the desire for worlds", which prevents the ultimate liberation. This contrast reflects a tension between world rejection and... | |
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