You wish to know the temperament of mind which would give you happiness. The advice I give you is to renounce all objects of desire! Objects which should be discarded appear to one as those which he should seek to secure, while those which should be secured appear to him as objects which should be avoided.
तां बुद्धिमुपजिज्ञासुस्त्क्मेवैतान् परित्यज। अनर्थाश्चार्थरूपेण ह्यश्चानर्थरूपिणः॥