ஆரா இயற்கை அவாநீப்பின் அந்நிலையே
பேரா இயற்கை தரும்.
AarA iyarkai avA neeppin annilayE
pErA iyarkai tharum
annilayE - stand taken
neepin – to avoid
avA - desire (greed)
Aara iyarkai – of insatiable nature
Tharum - will bestow
pErA iyarkai – (a mind of) steady nature
All desires are not bad. There are some desires (or needs) which can be met and satisfied, totally, like hunger, thirst, love, shelter etc. We cannot say the same thing with desire for money, power, lust etc. Such desires are by nature insatiable. If we do not take care to avoid such desires of insatiable nature at some point, it will keep our mind totally restless and may even lead us to destruction.
You may be reminded of a story about a man who was gifted by God, that all the lands he runs over will be his. The man started running, claiming a lot of land under his tiring feet, but poor fellow, he could never stop running, thinking of lands he may ‘lose’, by not continuing his run, …… , till he finally dropped dead.
That is the AarA iyarkai avA (desire of insatiable nature) you should avoid.
Desires are by nature insatiable. Avoiding them will bestow peace on you.
February 26, 2009 at 5:54 am |
Very good posting. Simple but effective. If we all know what are the right desires and what are the wrong desires …………..and how we need to tackle each ….then the world would be a better place.
Another thought is that a right desire ………….when taken to the extreme becomes a wrong desire. There is a fine deal of balancing that needs to be done to prevent from going overboard.