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a reputation to begin with? How many living entities are there
in this world? Do any of them have to wear clothing? Those
with reputation do not need to clothe themselves. Only those
who have no reputation wear clothes and hide behind them, and
if their clothes are torn, they quickly stitch them up. Someone
may see! You fools! For how many days can you preserve your
reputation by patching all the tears? A reputation that needs
mending cannot last. Reputation is only to be found where there
is an obliging nature, principles, honesty, and kindness.
This is How the Trap Deepens
Man has to marry for his food! He may think to himself,
‘I am the bread winner,’ but who will do the cooking? The
woman knows that although she knows how to cook, she
wonders who is going bring home the money. This is how the
two get married and organize a company. After that, there will
even be children. Once the seed of a squash is planted, will it
not naturally give rise to many squashes? A squash will grow at
every leaf of the vine. This is the same with humans except that
the squash does not say, “These are all my offspring.” Only
humans claim, “These are my children.”
The humans are considered to be unprotected and
destitute, because of their dependency on the intellect. No other
living entity is dependent upon the intellect and therefore they
are all protected and sheltered. Those who have protection can
never be unhappy. Only the human species experiences
unhappiness. This constitutes misuse of the intellect.
Man runs around in vain chasing illusionary happiness and
when his wife turns against him, he realizes that this worldly life
is not meant for enjoyment or indulging in. Yet, he forgets this
fact again the very next moment! Because of this illusion he
takes such a