It is a great mistake to regard a certain object as pleasurable in its…

Paramahansa Yogananda
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It is a great mistake to regard a certain object as pleasurable in itself and to store the idea of it in the mind in hope of fulfilling a want by its actual presence in the future. If objects were pleasurable in themselves, then the same dress or food would always please everyone, which is not the case.
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