Art of the day: draw yama, the god of death🔗

PROCEDURE

The next time when Yama comes, again the king is in the same mood. Now Yama gives a beautiful teaching. He says, 'By pouring oil on it, you can never put out the fire. Now it is time, you must come.' The king understands and follows Yama.

INFERENCE

By chasing our desires, we can never feel fulfilled. Only more desires will come up. By fulfilling our desires, we can never hope to have contentment. When we acquire more and more desires from the outer world, we naturally feel that life is not sufficient, that we had not been given time or resources to fulfill these desires. We must understand the nature of desire. It is like a fire that can never be satiated. Unconsciously giving into desires without restraint leads to a feeling of discontentment.