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THE REMOVAL OF SANSKARAS 11
fulfilled, it leads to further wanting, and thus perpetu-
DESIRELESSNESS
ates the bondage of the spirit;
and when it is unfulfilled, it
leads to disappointment and suffering which, through
their sanskaras, fetter the freedom of the spirit in
their own way. There is no end to wanting because
the external and internal stimuli of the mind are
constantly alluring it into a state of wanting or
disliking (which is another form of wanting)
something. The external stimuli are the sensations of
sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch; and the internal
stimuli are those that arise in the mind-stuff of man
from the memories of the present life and the totality
of sanskaras gathered by consciousness during the
evolutionary period and human lives. When the mind
is trained to remain unmoved and balanced in the
presence of all external and internal stimuli, it arrives
at the state of non-wanting; and by not wanting
anything (except the Absolute Reality which is
beyond the opposites of stimuli) it is possible to
unwind the sanskaras of wanting.
Wanting is a state of disturbed equilibrium of
THE POISE OF
NON-WANTING
IMPLIES THE
FACING OF
STIMULI BY
"NETI, NETI"
mind; and non-wanting is a
state of stable poise. The poise
of non-wanting can only be
maintained by an unceasing
disentanglement from all stimuli,
whether pleasant or painful,
agreeable or disagreeable. In
order to remain unmoved by the joys and sorrows of
this world, the mind must lie completely detached
from the