सीहो व सद्देण न संतसेज्जा
Be fearless as a lion; fear not the words
As fearless as a Lion
How fearless is the lion! He is not afraid of the elephant’s trumpet. Though, his body is much smaller than the elephant, still, his bravery, his courage awakens praiseworthy fearlessness in him which makes him careless about the trumpet also. Similarly, brave men also are not afraid of opponent’s challenge; those who fear, they are not brave; they are cowards. Continue reading “As fearless as a Lion” »
Do not commit violence
सव्वेसिं जीवियं पियं, नाइवाएज्ज कंचणं
All love life, no one wants to die
One who does whatever he says
करणसच्चे वट्टमाणे जीवे
जहावाई तहाकारी या वि भवइ
जहावाई तहाकारी या वि भवइ
An ideal man does as he says
Attachment and Desire
वीयरागयाएणं नेहाणुबंधणाणि,
तण्हाणुबंधणाणि य वोच्छिन्दइ
तण्हाणुबंधणाणि य वोच्छिन्दइ
Detachment destroys the bondage of attachment and desire
Know the truth
पुरिसा! सच्चमेव समभिजाणाहि
O man! Know the truth very well
Attributes of speech
मियं अदुट्ठं अणुवीइ भासए,
सयाण मज्झे लहइ पसंसणं
सयाण मज्झे लहइ पसंसणं
One who speaks concisely and faultlessly with thinking, he gets respect from gentlemen
Principled Livelihood
धम्मेणं चेव वित्तिं कप्पेमाणा विहरंति
Good family-members lead religious life only
They are born again
माई पमाई पुण एइ गब्भं
Cunning and lethargic are born again
Benefit and greed
जहा लाहो तहा लोहो, लाहा लोहो पवड्ढइ
Where there is profit, there is greed and greed grows with the profit
Do not lick the spitted
से मइमं परिय मा य हु लालं पच्चासी
Wise aspirant should not lick the spitted i.e. not desire those which have been renounced
