Passage 10

In English

On one occasion, wanted to send a message, and He asked to go and deliver the message to . On the body of , serpents are used as a decoration. In view of the enmity between and the serpents, the serpents would normally run away as soon as they see . But in this situation, something opposite had happened. These serpents, which are on the body of , behaved in a different manner. As soon as they saw , they began to hiss at and show some amount of superiority. saw this and said, “You are getting all this strength because of your position. Leave your position and step aside. I will show you what I can do to you.” So, also, ignorance and , by joining with in this world, are trying to elevate themselves and proclaim to us their greatness. We should try and change this into a . here does not mean standing with your body upside down. here does not mean running away to the forest, closing your eyes and ears and sit-ting in silence. here really signifies giving up your or the quality of . This , the quality of being idle and lazy, is wide-spread and is dancing on the head of every human being.