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2.7 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future

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2.7

सुखानुशयी रागः ॥७॥
sukha-anuśayī rāgaḥ ||7||

[RS] 2.7 The presumption that happiness depends on external circumstances is referred to as desire (raga).

[JW] 2.7 Passion is that which dwells upon pleasure.

[SS] 2.7 Attachment is that which follows identification with pleasurable experiences.  [p90]

[EB] 2.7 Atttachment stems from [experiences] of happiness. [p189]

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(सुख, sukha) = good fortune; luck; joy
(अनुशयी, anuśayī) = faith in; resulting in; assume; presume
(राग, rāga) = desire; attraction; wanting; the desire to possess