Saturday, August 23, 2025

The Web of Passions

                


                

                                                   

 1. Caught in the web of passions six

    Man loses control over his actions and thoughts

    The goal of his life and mental peace he lost

    On noble reflections, attention he cannot fix

    Wherever we see, sheer violence we find;

    The poisonous offshoots of an angry mind

    Man degrades himself to brutal level

    Letting loose destruction, a veritable hell.

 

2.        On earthly level so many wars happen

    Killing innocent people in largest measure

    To show off their power with devilish pleasure

    Using dreadful weapons—no regard for lives of men;

    A universal disaster with no future vision

    Unleashing terror and terrific destruction;

    All this, out of anger and lust for power

   They think their ways as just and clever.

 

3.        For temporary gains they act lacking vision

    They never care for peace and sober means

    They pollute others’ minds and cause violent scenes

    They make others suffer and distort facts

    They think whatever they do as perfect

    For selfish gain, they create factions, feuds and sects;

    They plunge the world into restless state

    They think themselves great, others they dictate.

 

4.        The play of passions lead to enormous loss

    Of life and culture and brutalizes all

    Despite supreme skills, it leads to downfall

    Without discrimination, he violates Nature’s laws

    With no common sense, man dooms himself to death

    Wasting his knowledge just for power and wealth

    Too much knowledge and power leads to gross abuse

    His wellbeing and safety, he would not choose.

 

5.        He becomes an easy victim to the web of passions

    The whole world plunges itself into delusion

    A slave to passions he leads a life of confusion

    He loses his balance and discrimination

    What use his inventions and his knowledge vast?

    He dooms himself and surroundings pure

    Only peace, and welfare of all-the universal cure.

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Note: Passions six: Lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride and jealousy.


    10th August 2025                                  Somaseshu Gutala

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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