What are the three forms of attachment that bind man and obstruct his path to liberation? Bhagawan answers this key question for us today so that we may introspect.

There is one common quality present in all living beings: Moha (attachment). This quality is present equally in human beings too. But humans alone have the competence to overcome this moha and attain moksha (liberation). The maya (illusion) which envelops man drives him to take to wrong courses. Maya has three qualities: Satwa, Rajas, and Tamas (purity, passion, and inertia). Through these qualities, man tends to forget his divinity and humanness and behaves like an animal. The three qualities of maya and the three forms of moha combine to make man a demon. The three forms of moha are the desire for wealth, attachment to the wife, and attachment to children. These three make man a slave to moha. The man who conquers these three desires can transcend moha. When moha declines, moksha becomes attainable. Liberation is the elimination of moha (attachment). Everyone should strive to bring these three desires under control.

- Divine Discourse, Apr 15, 1995