Know thou the Truth! He who abides by the precept
of Truth, attains the deathless state.
Dharma is the most auspicious things, and it consists
in Ahimsam, Samyama (self-control) and Tapa (penance). Even
angels pay obeisance to one whose mind remains occupied with Dharma
All living beings in this world suffer for their
own deeds; they cannot escape the good and bad consequences of the deeds
committed by themselves individually. Do not, therefore, commit sinful
acts, for this life is bound to come to an end. Those who are drenched
in lust, and engrossed in sensuous pleasure blindly, will, for the want
of self-control be deluded.
Heroes of Right Faith who desist from sin and
exert themselves aright, and overcome wrath, fear, etc., will never hurt
any living being. Desistance from sin makes one entirely happy.
Non-violence, and kindness to living beings is
kindness to oneself, for thereby one's own self is saved from various kinds
of sins and consequent suffering, and is thus able to secure its own welfare.
Venerable is he who viewth all creatures as his
own self and seeth them all alike. He who looketh on creatures, big
and small, of the earth, as his own self, comprenendeth this immense universe.
To do harm to others is to do harm to one-self: "Thou art he whom thou
intendest to kill. Thou art he whom thou intendest to tyrannize over!"
Know other creatures' love for life, for they
are alike unto you. Kill them not: Save their life from fear of enmity.
All lihe painful condition of the self is the
result of its own action; it has not ben brought about by any other cause.
The soul is the maker and the non-maker, the doer
and undoer; it is itself responsible for its own happiness and misery,
is its own friend and its own foe; it itself decides its own condit, deceit
and avarice are the four evils that defile the soul. By calmness is anger
overcome, by humility conceit, by strangthness deceit, and by contentment
avarice.
O'Being! Thou art thy own friend. Why wishedt
thou for a friend outside thyself? Restrain thyself, and thou shalt be
free from sorrow.
The path of the brave is thorny; it involves mortification
of the flesh.
Better is he who restaineth his self, though he
giveth no alms, than he who giveth away thousands and thousands of cows
every month but restraineth not his self.
It is the conduct or actions of a person that
make him (or her) a Brahmana, a Ksartriya, a Vaisya, or a Sudra, and not
birth.
Neither the body, nor family, nor caste, is adorable.
Who would have respect for those devoid of merit? One that hath no merit
is neither a Sramana not Sravaka.
One who insults others will long revolve in the
whirlpool of births and deaths. Blaming others is no good, hence the wise
remain free from conceit.
From the root growth the trunk, from the trunk
shoot out the branches, from the branches grow out the twigs, and from
the twigs the leaves. Then the flowers blossom, and the tree bearth fruits
and leaves. Such is humility: it is the root of Dharma, and Moksa (salvation)
is its juice. Equipped with humility, ye obtain Right Knowledge and acquire
fame, and , ultimately, liberation of thy soul.
Complete absence of ill-will towards every living
being, and good-will for all, inspire the life and activities of a sincere
aspirant who does neither covet life nor desire death.