If there is want of discrimination and dispassion in the mind, scriptures or books are of no avail. Those who have the thirst for knowledge alone can be benefitted by these.
The condition of many is like that of a poor and mean beggar.
Whatever little he gets gives him satisfaction. In the hundred different kinds of distress of this samsara, a little enjoyment of pleasure makes him content. Having the birthright of limitless bliss, he is content with such a little – what delusion!When one desire becomes strong, the minor desires are forsaken. When the gaze is fixed in one direction, other directions are not seen. All other desires are checked when it is understood by dint of discrimination and dispassion that Atma is the only reality and to realize it becomes strong.
– The Life and Teachings of Brahmajna Ma, p. 36
