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 Thursday 22 October 2026

ATTACHMENT IS DELUSION

Swami Sivananda

That which deludes man is desire. You have mistaken pain for happiness. Pleasure-centres mock at you. Sensuous life is not worth living. Sensual pleasure is like honey that is mixed with virulent poison. One anna of sensual pleasure is mixed with fifteen annas of pain. Sensual enjoyment is attended with various defects, sins, pains, attachments, bad habits and mental restlessness. Indulgence in sensual pleasures destroys devotion to God and weakens the capacity of the mind to enquire into Reality. Sensuality destroys life, lustre, strength, vitality, memory, wealth, fame, holiness and devotion to the Supreme. It drags a man down to the abyss of hell. Contd…


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Enjoyment is fraught with suffering. In human attachment there is pain. In human relationship there is disillusionment. Yet, man never ceases to be attached to mundane objects, mundane relationship. Yet, man is never tired of sensual enjoyment.

- Swami Sivananda
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