योगवासिष्ठ - व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य

किंचित् कांतान्नपानादिकलिलं कोमलं गृहे ।
व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य वयः कार्यं न भस्मसात् ॥

- योगवासिष्ठ

kinchit kAntA anna pAnAdi kalilam komalam gRuhe ।
vraNe kITa iva AsvAdya vayaH kAryaM na bhasmasAt ॥

- yogavAsiShTha

One must not indulge too much in worldly pleasures like damsels, sweets and other eateries. If you stay at home all day savouring these pleasures, then you will be burning your lifetime into ashes.

- Yogavasishta

योगवासिष्ठ - आलस्य

आलस्यं यदि न भवेज्जगत्यनर्थः
    को न स्याद् बहु धनको बहुश्रुतो वा ।
आलस्यादियमवनिः ससागरांता
    संपूर्णा नरपशुभिश्च निर्धनैश्च ॥

- योगवासिष्ठ

Alasyam yadi na bhavet jagati anarthaH
    ko na syAd bahu dhanako bahushruto vA ।
AlasyAdiyamavaniH sasAgarAntA
    sampUrNA nara pashubhiH cha nirdhanaiH cha ॥

- yogavAsiShTha

If there were no such thing as laziness in this world, who would be poor? Every one would be either rich or very learned. Because of laziness, this world (including the seas) is filled with animal like men (uneducated) and penniless people.

- Yogavasishtha

योगवासिष्ठ - वैराग्य - आत्मविदः

भारोऽविवेकिनः शास्त्रं भारो ज्ञानं च रागिणः ।
अशान्तस्य मनो भारः भारोऽनात्मविदो वपुः ॥

- योगवासिष्ठ, वैराग्य

An idiot would find the scriptures heavy. A person who enjoys worldly pleasures finds knowledge heavy and unbearable. A restless man finds his mind heavy. If one does not know his self, he will find his body heavy.

- Yogavasishta, Vairagya

योगवासिष्ठ - वैराग्य - समदृष्टिः प्रभुः

श्रीमानजननिंद्यश्च शूराश्चाप्यविकत्थनः |
समदृष्टिः प्रभुश्चैव दुर्लभाः पुरुषास्त्रयः ||

- योगवासिष्ठ, वैराग्य

A rich person whom people do not loathe, a courageous person who does not boast about his bravado, a level headed king - all the three are very rare in this world.

- Yogavasishta, Vairagya