Chapter 50 identifies several worldly attachments that are considered to be forms of ignorance, which prevent a person from attaining true self-knowledge. These obstacles include having a mind that is fixed on acquiring wealth and luxury, being unsatisfied in sense enjoyments, and constantly thinking about one's wife and sons. The text states that a person who is deluded by these attachments—money, children, and wife—does not know their own welfare, even if they are otherwise considered 'wise'. As long as a person is without devotion and entangled in these pursuits, their knowledge is said to be covered by ignorance.
What kind of worldly attachments does the text say are actually forms of ignorance?
📖 Chapter 50