In English
HUMAN life is extremely precious. There are five sheaths in the human body. , , , and . Of these five sheaths (the food, the vital, the mental, the integral awareness and bliss sheaths), man has in a large measure the Kosha (integral awareness) This (Awareness) is not present in other beings. For this reason man is regarded as supreme among all living beings. He has qualities and capacities not present in other creatures. Hence human birth is considered exceptional. Moreover, man alone has the capacity to recognise the past, the present and future and to take note of .changes occurring over time. There is one common quality present in all living beings: (attachment). This quality is present equally in human beings. But man alone has the competence to overcome this and attain (liberation). The (illusion) which envelops man drives him to take to wrong courses. has three qualities. , and (purity, passion and inertia). Through these qualities man tends to forget his divinity and humanness and behave like an animal. The three qualities of and the three forms of combine to make man a demon. The three forms of are: desire for wealth, attachment to the wife and attachment to children. These three make man a slave to The man who conquers these three desires can transcend . When declines, becomes attainable. Liberation is the elimination of (attachment). Everyone should strive to bring under control these three desires.