मनुष्यता की वास्तविक पहचान : समता और अनासक्ति

Summary

The text compares the concepts of "āmaya" (disease or affliction) in the Bhagavad Gītā and the Uttarādhyayana Sūtra. In the Gītā, the term is used in the context of attaining the "anāmaya" (disease-free, supreme) state by renouncing the fruits of actions and desires. The Uttarādhyayana similarly uses "āmaya" to refer to the long-standing disease of passion, desire, and attachment, from which liberation brings supreme happiness. Both texts emphasize that freedom from karma, desire, and attachment leads to the highest spiritual goal. The text discusses the causes of rebirth, identifying the four passions—anger, pride, deceit, and greed—as the roots that water the tree of rebirth. Greed is considered the last to be eliminated. The concept of detachment (vairāgya) is contrasted with attachment (āsakti), which is likened to mud or a quagmire. The Gītā and Uttarādhyayana both describe moha (delusion) as a kind of mire that traps the soul. The text cites a verse from the Uttarādhyayana stating that the destruction of ignorance, delusion, attachment, and aversion leads to the attainment of solitary bliss, or mokṣa. The Gītā similarly states that transcending the mire of delusion leads to a state of dispassion. The text emphasizes the need to move from attachment to detachment, using the analogy of a wet nurse who cares for a child without possessiveness. The ultimate goal is to be free from the mire of delusion and attachment, attaining the blissful state of liberation.