| 23. He that is
able, while still here to withstand, before liberation from the body, the
impulse of desire and anger, he is a Yogin, he is a happy man.while still
here: while yet living. Before liberation from the body ; up to the point
.of death. By thus marking death as the limit, the Lord teaches that the
impulse of desire and anger is unavoidable during life, since its causes
are innumerable, and that till the very moment of death it should not be
trusted. Desire (Kama) is the longing for a pleasure giving agreeable object
of our experience when coming within the ken of our senses, heard of, or
remembered ; and anger (krodha) ;is the aversion for the disagreeable, for
the cause of pain, when being seen, heard of, or remembered. The impulse
of desire (Kama) is the agitation of the ,mind (antahkarana) as indicated
by hairs standing on end and by a joyful countenance ; and the impulse of
anger is the mental agitation indicated by the trembling of the body, by
perspiration, lipbiting, fiery eyes, and the like. He who can withstand
the impulses of desire and anger is a Yogin, and he is a happy man here
on earth.What sort of a man resting in Brahman attains Brahman The Lord
says: |
