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This should be understood for other sins as well. If lies and
fraud are considered wrong, then how can wealth earned by
such means considered good? If anger is wrong, then can the
benefits of attaining dominance over others by way of this
anger considered worth?

The temporary benefits attained by anger or pride are

considered worthy and hence these faults do not seem
unfavourable. Then how can you eliminate them? If you do
not wish to be prone to anger, stay away from anything which
instigates it.

Wise men call this world worthless mainly because most of its
benefits are an outcome of demerits and sinful activities. It’s
a vicious cycle. As you gain more and more benefits, your sins
increase and with an increase in sins, you gain more and

more material luxuries which seem beneficial. An ignorant
man does not realise that these advantages are a result of past
punya and not current vices and sins. How can you say so?
Because there are many people who exercise sins but not
everyone benefit out of them. Only those whose punya is
working in the background attain such comforts. This
ignorance – a kind of blindness - is worse than being born
blind. Because born blindness prevents you from seeing what
is present whereas this blindness not only prevents you from

seeing what is present but makes you see the false as well. Till
you do not get rid of this ignorance, right understanding
cannot prevail.

When do religious sermons affect us? Only when you realize

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