Kagga 286
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Transliteration
sannihita manujanali daivapAshavaveraDupuNya pApada mishravavana svabhAvakaNNommeyAgasada beLakinoDanADuvudumaNNOLuruLuvudomme – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Not only the human mind operates in a way that demonstrates various shades of grey; it also controls & directs the resulting actions of the person
These actions are truly a function of the mind…each & every time. They can never be isolated from each other
Mankutimma, this is the reason why sometimes you may have wondered how the same person can be spiritual at times; while in another context, he may show demonic characteristics. No person can be described in absolute terms as good or bad. The context of his experiences, the time, the region determines how an individual behaves or responds to the same stimulus…at times under the same circumstance, he may feel on top of the world & strut around while at other times the same circumstance may make him sorrowful & even ashamed.
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