The Cause Of Our Firm Attachment To The Body

[Paramhamsa Vani]

Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!

Association with this body and the relationship of wife, children, etc., are connected to the body. What is the root cause of attachment in this world? Living beings are created by rajo-guna, sustained by sattva-guna and destroyed by tamo-guna. By rajo-guna, we have got this body. It will remain for some time, then vanish. This body is an incomplete form. Your body is born, it will remain for some time, and it will die. All the other relations you see in this world are external. The real self, you have not seen. You are not seeing the real self. You are always thinking about the body and how to beautify the body. That is the cause of bondage. We try to beautify this body, but inside the body you have stools. As long as we have the false ego that “I am this body, and I want to get all kinds of enjoyment for this body to try and be happy,” we are in bondage.
In other relations, we are seeing the physical body, which is the cause of firm attachment. We are always running for the physical body. This is called firm attachment–-prasanga ajaram pasam.

–-- Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj