Bhaja Govindam - 87 Verse 15 Contd… अङ्गं गलितं पलितं मुण्डं दशनविहीनं जातं तुण्डम् | वृद्धो याति गृहीत्वा दण्डं तदपि न मुञ्चत्याशापिण्डम् ||१५|| angaṁ galitaṁ palitaṁ muṇḍaṁ daśanavihīnaṁ jātaṁ tuṇḍam, vrddho yāti gṛhītvā daṇḍaṁ tadapi na muñcatyāśāpiṇḍam. - 15 All the growth at the level of the body is fine, but what is meant by inner growth or emotional maturity? What is it? Emotional maturity is to grow in inner composure or inner equipoise, our inner balance and inner cheerfulness. It implies becoming free from reactions, becoming free from likes and dislikes, desires and fascination. It means becoming free from dependence, in as much as a desire represents dependence. When my mind desires something, it shows that I am dependent on that object for happiness or security. I expect to get some happiness or some security out of that. Otherwise I would not desire it. Thus, a desire represents a dependence upon that thing for my happiness or security. A desire is a symptom or manifestation of an inner dependence or an inner bondage. That is the reason why the more the desires I have, the more bound or more dependent I am. A desire represents a kind of slavery. As we go through a variety of experiences in life, it should result in a satisfaction that I have enjoyed this life, that I have gained the pleasures and don’t need them anymore. This is because as I enjoy, I keep discovering an inner satisfaction, an inner maturity.
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