Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri
Chapter 5 – A Line of Demarcation between the first four and last four Yogadṛṣṭis [35 of 121]
Chapter 5.3 – Bhavābhinandī Jīva (A Rejoicer of worldly existence) [17 of 26]
Behavioural traits of an enjoyer of worldly existence [4 of 10]
On one hand, he is obsessed with wretched worldly pleasures that are insignificant and beget horrible consequences –like a fish who is rewarded with death for the meat attached to the fish hook (meant for catching fish). On the other hand, he refrains from performing various virtuous acts conducive to attainment of religion.[1] His such type of obsession for materialistic pleasures reflects his pettiness (one of the afore mentioned eight characteristics of a rejoicer of worldly existence).
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[1] baḍiśāmiṣavattucche, kusukhe dārūṇodaye |
saktāstyajanti sacceṣṭāṃ, dhigaho ! dāruṇaṃ tamaḥ ||84||
–Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya.