मेत्तिं भूएसु कप्पए
Be friendly with all living beings
Be friendly
Anger, pride, deceit and greed – these four passions make the soul sulky, restless; not only this, but against whom these are used they also become sullen and restive. They become our enemy because of show of our passions and keep the enmity alive. In response, we also nurture hostility against them and thus, this antagonism becomes stronger and stronger. Continue reading “Be friendly” »
Otherwise No Moksha
कडाण कम्माण न अत्थि मोक्खो
Liberation is not possible without reaping the consequences of your actions
Pain and desire
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
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
Don’t be un-vigilant
समयं गोयम ! मा पमायए
O Goutama! Don’t be un-vigilant even for a moment
Experience of Detachment
तण्हा हया जस्स न होइ लोहो,
लोहो हओ जस्स न किंचणाइ
लोहो हओ जस्स न किंचणाइ
One who is not greedy, his desires are eliminated and he who is desireless, his greed is eliminated
Stealing and Greed
लोभाविले आययइ अदत्तं
A greedy man always indulges in unethical means of living
Real or Unreal
राढामणी वेरुलियप्पगासे,
अमहग्घए होइ हु जाणएसु
अमहग्घए होइ हु जाणएसु
There is no value for the brilliantly shining diamond-like piece of glass in the eyes of a jeweller
Contented never wanders
भोगी भमइ संसारे, अभोगी विप्पमुच्चइ|
Insatiated wanders in the world; satiated is liberated
