Once Dattatreya was sitting in meditation when King Yadu passed by and saw this young person sitting unaffected, happy and calm.
King Yadu approached Dattatreya and humbly asked, “ How do you remain unaffected by troubles, happy and calm? Why do you always seem to be floating in bliss (happiness)? What has made this possible?”
Dattatreya replied, “O King Yadu I have observed the world closely and obtained a little knowledge from a number of gurus (teachers). Listen carefully! I will tell you what I have learnt.”
Datta said, “O King Yadu, listen carefully to what I learnt from the Moth.”
“Oh King, I observed the moth, the light from the flames of the fire would attract the moth.
The moth attracted to the brilliance would fly into the light and get consumed (burnt to ashes) by the flames.”
Humans are powerfully drawn toward objects that are seen in the world.
Man succumbs to the objects that are pleasing to his sight, even if they are harmful to his physical well-being and mental and emotional peace of mind.
Instead of being burnt by the fiery objects of sight, use your eyes for obtaining wisdom.
The fire of wisdom will burn away attraction to the objects that consume your peace of mind.