Three Doorways to Hell

Three Doorways to Hell

Lord Krishna says that there are three doorways to Hell. They are Krodha (Anger), Kaama(feverishness or lust) and Lobha (greed). Today, we see that these three are also the doorways to prison. People today are so terribly caught in the clutches of lust. You would be shocked to know what wicked deeds 60 or 80 year old people commit today. They have to suffer in jail because of what they do out of lust. It is so shocking to know what wicked acts some 65 year old person did with innocent children. He grew tired of doing such things with adults, so now he turned to children for such wrong deeds. These are indications of an ailing and sick society. The intellect of such people gets distorted and deluded.

If someone has too much lust in them, then should get married in the proper traditional way and then satiate whatever desires they have with their spouse. Nowadays if people grow uncomfortable with their spouse in a year or two, they immediately divorce their partner and remarry a second time. There should be some self-control over oneself and one’s actions. When you do not have self-control over yourself, then you have to suffer in prison.

The second is anger. So many people today steal, or murder someone in a fit of anger. A few moments of anger arises in them and they end up doing some wicked deed or another because of which they have to be behind bars. Anger destroys relationships. So when you are unable to keep your anger in check, then too you have to go to jail, and experience misery in society.

The third is greed. You all are already aware of the many financial scams that have happened in our country. There is rampant corruption both in our country and abroad. It is all because of unchecked greed. What wrong can happen if someone does business ethically and follows the laws of the land? But instead people resort to unfair means to make money. Why is this so? It is purely out of greed.

If you are going to get Rs. 100 from a transaction, you instead hanker to get Rs. 200 out of greed. If you get Rs. 200, then you hanker for getting Rs. 400. Then also one does not become content and wishes for Rs. 500 or more. It is all due to greed. I am not saying it is wrong to desire or expect more. Dispassion does not work in business, business is driven by passion (to progress and make gains). Doing business with a sense of detachment or dispassion is foolishness. Do business with full passion and zeal, but do not resort to fraudulent and unfair means to make money.

Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, 'Tri-vidham narakasyedam dvaram nashanam atmanah. Kamah krodhas tatha lobhas tasmad etat trayam tyajet'. (16.21)

There are three doors that can cause misery and suffering for the soul: anger, lust and greed. That is why Lord Krishna urges Arjuna to renounce and do away with all three.

Om Namah Shivay