The five desires scorch a person just as one is burned carrying a torch into the wind. The five desires bring harm to a person just as when one treads upon a poisonous snake. The five desires have nothing real about them for they are like bounty gained in a dream. It's borrowed only for an instant and is like the gleam of a spark. A wise man contemplates them as like an enemy or a thief.
All beings act under the direction of the five desires and are slaves to the desires.
Is on account of desire and fondness for its flavor. As when nursing a grudge until entering the tomb, One vainly endures all manner of bitter suffering. The smell of the body is like that of a corpse, Impurities stream forth from its nine apertures. The one who is wise should contemplate the body, And not lust after the tainted pleasures of the world. This constitutes the dhuuta practice.