Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
yielding bliss so full; nor will the radiant face of
Lakshmi residing on the fragrant lotus bestow
(upon her devotees) such a boon (as this desireless
mind).
The ghost of desires will spoil the lustre of the pure
mind, just as the clouds envelop the moon or the
black stains tarnish a polished white mortared
floor. Moksha means nothing but the Destruction
of the impurities of the mind which mind is
developed only when all desires and fears of rebirth
are destroyed. If this is not possible (viz., of
con trolling your desires, etc.), you shall, oh Rama,
be able to attain Jnana through the path followed
by the great Bali through his intelligence. Such a
course is beneficial.‟
At which Rama asked him to be enlightened as to
the nature of that course. To which Vasistha of rare
Tapas re plied thus. „There once lived a matchless
king of Asuras named Bali who reigned over
Patala as an emperor over it. He made the whole
word tremble underneath his potent arms and was
able to overpower and humiliate even Iswara,
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