The Bowl of Saki Commentary

This means pursuit of pleasure, pursuit of wealth, pursuit of knowledge, pursuit of God, pursuit of love. What is the basis of pursuit? It is that the soul has an unsatisfied longing. No matter what the path in life, where there is pursuit it shows the soul has an unsatisfied longing. The sage knows the direction the pursuit should take, the average person does not; so the sage comes to satisfaction and finds peace of mind, heart, and soul, which are unrealized in the natures of the generality.