The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 91, Part II summary
Part 1, no. 91, Part II of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In II, the teaching contrasts ignorant people, who chase external pleasures and become trapped in desire, with wise people, who understand immortality and reject passing enjoyments as a source of lasting happiness. The explanation connects suffering and the apparent reality of death to identifying oneself with things that are born and die.
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- The ignorant pursue external pleasures and fall into death’s snare.
- The wise understand immortality and do not look for permanence in temporary things.
- The explanation traces disappointment and suffering to desire for changeable things and failure to distinguish the real from the unreal.
- Death seems real to those who identify themselves with what is born and dies.
- The wise see beyond worldly attractions and do not seek lasting happiness in passing pleasures.
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