Total Vigilance--- Its Price

Ø Total Vigilance--- Its Price(320-329)

Ø No greater  danger  is   there for the man- of –wisdom than carelessness  about his  own  Real Nature.From this delusion,thence egoism,  this isfollowed  by bondage and then  by misery(322)

Ø Finding   even a   wise-man hankering after the sense-objects,forgetfulness torments  him through the evil propensities of the  intellect,as a woman  torments he rdotting paramour(323)As moss,even if  removed,does not stay away for a moment,but closes up to cover  the water again,so also Maya or Nescience, covers     even  a wise-man, if he ever gets extrovert.(324)

Ø If the mind   ever  so slightly strays from the  ideal  and becomes  outgoing,then  it goes down  and  down, just likea ball,  inadvertently  dropped on  a  flight-of-stairs, bounce  down   from one step to another(325)

Ø When   the mind enters the sense-objects,it   reflects upon their qualities. From mature reflection arises desires.  After desiring a man sets about   to gain  that thing,and thus fulfil  his desire(326)

Ø Through inadvertance, a man  may  deviate from his  Real Nature.Theman  who hasthus deviated ,falls.The   fallen  comes  to ruin,and is   rarely  seen   to rise again.Therefore,just  as   the  eatables prohibited by  the doctor are  not  taken  by   the victim of the  disease,one should totally give   up the habit of reflecting   upon  the sense-objects,   which  is the   root –cause  for all the mischief(327-328)

Ø Therefore,  to the  discriminating knower of Brahman  there   is   no   greater death than  inadvertance  to meditation. But the man who meditates   regularly   attains complete success. (Therefore)  carefully meditate(upon Brahman)  in  your mind(329)

Vedprakash