उवसमेण हणे कोहं
Exterminate anger by peace
Exterminate anger
Anger cannot be exterminated with anger. Fire cannot be extinguished with fire. To extinguish fire, water is needed. Similarly, to pacify anger peace is required. Anger can be won over if we keep away from causes of anger. An angry man cannot do any harm to a man of peaceful mind. Continue reading “Exterminate anger” »
Refrain from greed
लोभमलोभेण दुगंछमाणे
लद्धे कामे नाभिगाहइ
लद्धे कामे नाभिगाहइ
Rejecting greed with non-greed, an aspirant uses not the available objects of interest
Patience in the Truth
सच्चम्मि धिइं कुव्वह
Have patience in the truth, keep staying in
Pure soul
भावणाजोगसुद्धप्पा जले णावा व आहिया
One whose soul is pure of thoughts, he is like a boat in the water
Accumulate not
बहुं पि लद्धुं न निहे
One should not accumulate even if more be available
Renunciation
वंतं इच्छसि आवेउं, सेयं ते मरणं भवे
Want to drink the vomited? It is better for you to die
Consider With Particular Reference
विभज्जवायं च वियागरेज्जा
Words with many meanings must be used
Essence of knowledge
एवं खु णाणिणो सारं,
जं न हिंसइ किंचणं
जं न हिंसइ किंचणं
Non-violence or compassion is religion but it is essential to have knowledge before its application
Firmness in the man of right perception
से दिट्ठिमं दिट्ठि न लूसएज्जा
An aspirant with right perception should not complain
Forbearance
पियमप्पियं सव्वं तितिक्खएज्जा
All the loving and unloving must be endured with equanimity
