“The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.”

In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature.

The ' pleasure' of being drunk is obviously the pleasure of escaping from the responsibility of Consciousness.

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business.

Yogis are not against pleasure. It is just that they are unwilling to settle for little pleasures. They are greedy.

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.

Pleasure is ‘suffering’ (vedna) and pain is distress as well. If pleasure is ‘suffering’, it cannot be considered a pleasure. If pleasure is enjoyed excessively, it becomes ‘suffering’. How can it be considered a pleasure? These are all entanglements of those living in illusion [of the Self]. To live in the ocean of happiness and yet no dislike arises; that is known as true happiness.

“It would be a great pleasure ... a great pleasure to bring them down where they belong.”

If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

Pleasure feels better than pain. Make the pursuit of pleasure your guide.