Four Animal Instincts Deception, fraud, telling lie and malpractice in trade—these are the four animal instincts which drag the soul to sub-human existence. Away from Evils An aspirant should keep his mind, five sense-organs, hands and feet under his control and save himself from falling prey to evil thoughts and the use of evil language….
Illusion Illusion exterminates thousands of truths. Desire and Delusion Just as a crane is produced from an egg and an egg from a crane, in the same way delusion springs from desire and desire gives birth to delusion. Desire If there were numberless mountains of gold and silver as big as mount Kailasa. they would…
Conquering Delusion The tree, whose roots are arid, will never flower, however much it is watered. So also when delusion is conquered, the fruit or Karmas will never surface. Consequences of Delusion A person under the influence of delusion suffers in the cycle of birth and death. Fire of Delusion A little water will suffice…
THE PATH OF LIBERATION Rare Combinations For living beings, four combinations are rare to obtain : human-birth, listening to scriptures, faith in Dharma and the energy to practise self-control. Listening of Scriptures Even after having been born as a human being, it is most difficult to get an opportunity to listen to holy scriptures—listening to…
CONQUEST OF PASSIONS Anger Intense anger, which lasts forever like a deep crack on a rock, drags the soul to hell. Blinded by Anger A person blinded by anger does not hesitate to kill his mother, sister and even his children. Fire of Anger Just as a spark of fire destroys the year-long accumulated stock…
Value of Righteousness The value of righteousness is much greater than possessing all the treasures of the three worlds. Who is Right Believer ? He only is a right believer who knows what is to be accomplished and what is to be reliniquished. Devoid of Righteousness A person who has no right faith, even if…
KNOWLEDGE AND CONDUCT Knowledge By knowledge one understands the nature of substances, by faith one believes in them, by conduct one puts an end to the flow of Karmas and by austerity one attains purity. Right Knowledge The most important thing in life is knowledge; knowledge precedes compassion. This is how all monks achieve self-control….
Restraint of Desires It is better that I restrain myself by self-control and austerity instead of being subdued by other by fetters and violence. Ten Enemies The five senses and four passions (anger, pride, deceit and greed) are difficult to be conquered. But the most difficult is to conquer the self. When the self is…
Soul The soul is the architect of one’s happiness and sorrow. The soul on the right path is one’s own friend and a soul on the wrong path is one’s enemy. True Form of Soul The pure soul is free from the activities of mind, body and speech. It is conflictless, detached, formless, substratumless, dispassionate,…