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after money and in the process has misjudged
the aim of life as to eat, drink and be merry.
He has gone astray from the basic aim and
lost his touch with reality. A good number of
people, who are placed in such condition look
happy and full of life from the standpoint of
money, luxurious objects, and articles of
worldly enjoyment, but as for peace,
contentment, happiness, sensitivity and
humaneness, they draw a blank. Despite all
the wealth and prosperity, the mind is empty
and unsteady. The stream of insatiated desires
and passions is flowing in the heart, and
wealth and money are not multiplied. Having
amassed quite a lot, the man is unhappy,
dejected, blank-headed, perturbed and
frustrated.
Gita helps to hold ourselves and explains
to us that as long as the man will not restrain
himself from joining the blind race for
accumulating wealth, will not apply brake to