दुक्खं हयं जस्स न होइ मोहो,
मोहो हओ जस्स न होइ तण्हा
मोहो हओ जस्स न होइ तण्हा
Who is detached, his pain is destroyed; who has no desire, his attachment is extinct
Pain and desire
Desires vanquish even men of exemplary fortitude they make men of vision blind. As a man with eyesight cannot see things around him in the darkness of night; likewise, a covetous man does not see the wealth he possesses instead he desires for getting more and more – throughout the life, he struggles like a bull. Continue reading “Pain and desire” »
Jiv Vichar – Gatha 7
उब्भामग उक्कलिया,
मंडलि मह सुद्ध गुंजवाया य|
घण-तणु वायाईसा, भेया खलु वाउकायस्स||
मंडलि मह सुद्ध गुंजवाया य|
घण-तणु वायाईसा, भेया खलु वाउकायस्स||
VAUKAYA : Vaukaya jiva are living beings that have air as their own bodies, also known as air bodies. Continue reading “Jiv Vichar – Gatha 7” »
Neither satisfaction, nor contentment
देवावि सइंदगा न तित्तिं न तुट्ठिं उवलभन्ति
Gods (devatas including Indras, their chief, who live in the heavens) also are neither satisfied nor contented with sense gratification
Violence is the basis of Karma
कम्ममूलं च जं छणं
‘Chana’ word is made of those roots, which mean violence. As it is this word has many meanings – fourth part of blinking act, festival, opportunity etc; but in this verse, its appropriate meaning seems to be violence. Continue reading “Violence is the basis of Karma” »
Who is ignorant ?
बालो पापेहिं मिज्जति
Ignorant boasts of his sins
Avoid un-vigilance
अलं कुसलस्स पमाएणं
Wisemen should not be un-vigilant
Knowledge first, compassion later
पढमं नाणं तओ दया
Knowledge first, compassion later
Scriptural discipline – penance
कसाया अग्गिणो वुत्ता,
सुयसीलतवो जलं
सुयसीलतवो जलं
If passions are fire, then scriptures, celibacy and austerity are called water
Faith is rare
श्रद्धा परमदुल्लहा
Faith is very rare
From one verse only
सित्थेण दोणपागं, कविं च एक्काए गाहाए
From a granule, the completely cooked food and from a single verse a poet can be judged
