Kagga 282
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
pApavembudEnu sulabhasAdhaneyallatApadim bEyadavan adanesapanallavApiyALava daDadi nintAtanarivanEm?pApiyedeyoLakiLiyo – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The human mind is one of the most complex creations of the Creator…it is here that desires get generated – there is not a single person in whose mind desires don’t emerge
Harnessing these desires effectively is something that is unique to each person – every person reacts to the same desire differently…
Mankutimma, it is certainly not easy to manage these desires in a way that it enhances the personality…neither is it easy to get seduced by debased desires and indulge in sin. In most cases, if people had a choice, they would not commit sin – a so-called sinner has undergone unimaginable circumstances that have led him down this path…you need to get into the depth of his mind to understand this…only then can you hope to reform him.
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