Moha
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Dearest Friends,
“Moha khavdaave maar (Moha makes one take a beating)”, is a Gujarati
saying we all must have heard many times. But what is called moha? To wear new
clothes, to go sightseeing, to watch movies, to go eat out, to watch T.V., to play
games on your mobile phone and computer, etc., etc… This list can go on and on! All
of these are types of moha and we are all invariably drowning in the ocean of moha.
You may feel, 'These are our daily activities, so how can they be called moha?'
But every action of ours happens under the control of one moha or the other.
It is a wonder that we do not even realize it! Now, if we do not even know about
moha, then it is natural that we will be oblivious to the beatings it causes us. A humble
attempt has been made in this edition of Akram Youth to explain the various beatings
we have to take while under the control of moha and how to remain in the bliss of
freedom by not becoming stuck in its trap.
- Dimple Mehta