खणमित्तसुक्खा बहुकालदुक्खा
Sense gratifications provide momentary pleasures but yield pain for long time
Happy and unhappy
Night after the day and day after the night or light after the darkness and darkness after the light; similarly unhappiness after happiness and unhappiness after happiness continue to appear in life. Sometimes, we smile at favorable conditions, and cry at unfavorable condition. Continue reading “Happy and unhappy” »
Pain through karma
सकम्मुणा विप्परियासुवेइ
Man is afflicted because of his own karma
Goddess Ahimsa
भगवती अहिंसा…. भीयाणं पि व सरणं
Goddess Ahimsa is like refuge for the fearful
Uncertainity of Life
वओ अच्चेति जोव्वणं च
Age is receding and so the youth
Victory lies in winning the mind
इमेण चेव जुज्झाहि,
किं ते जुज्झेण बज्झओ ?
किं ते जुज्झेण बज्झओ ?
Fight with the internal perversions, what is the benefit of fighting externally?
Hide not the strength
नो निह्नवेज्ज वीरियं
One should not hide his strength
Those who are intelligent, they should use their intelligence in quelling the fight others may be engaged in. Continue reading “Hide not the strength” »
Life of an Elephant and a Kunthu (insect)
हत्थिस्स य कुन्थुस्स य समे चेव जीवे
Soul is same as in an elephant and a kunthu
Bhaktamar Stotra – Shloka 1
Bhaktāmara-praṇata-mauli-maṇi-prabhāṇā-
Mudyōtakaṁ dalita-pāpa-tamō-vitānam |
Samyak praṇamya jinapādayugaṁ yugādā -
Vālambanaṁ bhavajalē patatāṁ janānām || 1 ||
Reasons of quality loss
चउहिं ठाणेहिं सन्ते गुणे नासेज्जा कोहेणं,
पडिनिवेसेणं, अकयण्णुयाए, मिच्छत्ताभिनिवेसेणं
पडिनिवेसेणं, अकयण्णुयाए, मिच्छत्ताभिनिवेसेणं
Inherent qualities of a man are lost due to four reasons : anger, envy, ingratitude and perversion
Fear not
ण भाइयव्वं, भीतं खु भया अइंति लहुयं
One should not be afraid; fear comes fast to the fearful
