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The prostitute felt disgusted with her material situation and thus became indifferent to it. Indeed, detachment acts like a sword, …

O King, just as a human being who is bereft of spiritual knowledge never desires to give up his false …

The prostitute Piṅgalā said: Just see how greatly illusioned I am! Because I cannot control my mind, just like a …

I am such a fool that I have given up the service of that person who, being eternally situated within …

Oh, how I have uselessly tortured my own soul! I have sold my body to lusty, greedy men who are …

This material body is like a house in which I, the soul, am living. The bones forming my spine, ribs, …

Certainly in this city of Videha I alone am completely foolish. I neglected the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who awards …

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolutely the most dear one for all living beings because He is everyone’s well-wisher …

Men provide sense gratification for women, but all these men, and even the demigods in heaven, have a beginning and …

Although I most stubbornly hoped to enjoy the material world, somehow or other detachment has arisen in my heart, and …

A person who has developed detachment can give up the bondage of material society, friendship and love, and a person …

With devotion I accept the great benefit that the Lord has bestowed upon me. Having given up my sinful desires …

I am now completely satisfied, and I have full faith in the Lord’s mercy. Therefore I will maintain myself with …

The intelligence of the living entity is stolen away by activities of sense gratification, and thus he falls into the …

When the living entity sees that the entire universe has been seized by the serpent of time, he becomes sober …

The avadhūta said: Thus, her mind completely made up, Piṅgalā cut off all her sinful desires to enjoy sex pleasure …

Material desire is undoubtedly the cause of the greatest unhappiness, and freedom from such desire is the cause of the …

The saintly brāhmaṇa said: O King, the embodied living entity automatically experiences unhappiness in heaven or hell. Similarly, happiness will …

Following the example of the python, one should give up material endeavors and accept for one’s maintenance food that comes …

If at any time food does not come, then a saintly person should fast for many days without making endeavor. …