Why did our ancestors dissuade us from luxuries and pleasures? Did they do the right thing?
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India, as so many writers have written, has nothing to learn from anybody else. It is a true fact that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied.
The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Understanding that, our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences.
They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor. The rich are often seen to be unhappy, the poor to be happy.
Millions will always remain poor. Observing all this, our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasures.
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