No one should attack a Brahmana, but no Brahmana (if
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No one should attack a Brahmana, but no Brahmana (if attacked)
should let himself fly at his aggressor! Woe to him who strikes a
Brahmana, more woe to him who flies at his aggressor!
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Meditate, O Bhikshu, and be not heedless! Do not
Meditate, O Bhikshu, and be not heedless! Do not direct thy thought to what gives pleasure that thou mayest not for thy heedlessness have to swallow the iron ball (in hell), and that thou mayest not cry out when burning, `This is pain' ... Men who have no riches, who live on recognised food,
Men who have no riches, who live on recognised food, who have perceived void and unconditioned freedom (Nirvana), their path is difficult to understand, like that of birds in the air ... Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not
Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish ... Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not
Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, lie, like broken bows, sighing after the past Self ... Men, driven by fear, go to many a refuge, to
Men, driven by fear, go to many a refuge, to mountains and forests, to groves and sacred trees ... Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared
Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared hare; held in fetters and bonds, they undergo pain for a long time, again and again ... Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared
Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared hare; let therefore the mendicant drive out thirst, by striving after passionlessness for himself ... Miscellaneous
If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great. He who, by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of hatred, will never ... Mohammed And Mohammedanism
By Thomas Carlyle From the first rude times of Paganism among the Scandinavians in the North, we advance to a very different epoch of religion, among a very different people: Mohammedanism among the Arabs. A great change; what a change and prog... Mules are good, if tamed, and noble Sindhu horses, and
Mules are good, if tamed, and noble Sindhu horses, and elephants with large tusks; but he who tames himself is better still ... Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for
Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for a time) But though the Tao as it comes from the mouth, seems insipid and has no flavour, though it seems not worth being looked at or listened to, the use of it is inexhaustible ... Myth Of Yima
Zarathustra asked Ahura Mazda:-- "O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Who was the first mortal, before myself, Zarathustra, with whom thou, Ahura Mazda, didst converse, whom thou didst teach the Re... No one should attack a Brahmana, but no Brahmana (if
No one should attack a Brahmana, but no Brahmana (if attacked) should let himself fly at his aggressor! Woe to him who strikes a Brahmana, more woe to him who flies at his aggressor! ... No, that deed is well done of which a man
No, that deed is well done of which a man does not repent, and the reward of which he receives gladly and cheerfully ... Not a mother, not a father will do so much,
Not a mother, not a father will do so much, nor any other relative; a well-directed mind will do us greater service Flowers ... Not by tonsure does an undisciplined man who speaks falsehood become
Not by tonsure does an undisciplined man who speaks falsehood become a Samana; can a man be a Samana who is still held captive by desire and greediness? ... Not in the sky, not in the midst of the
Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where death could not overcome (the mortal) Punishment ... Not nakedness, not platted hair, not dirt, not fasting, or
Not nakedness, not platted hair, not dirt, not fasting, or lying on the earth, not rubbing with dust, not sitting motionless, can purify a mortal who has not overcome desires ... Not the perversities of others, not their sins of commission
Not the perversities of others, not their sins of commission or omission, but his own misdeeds and negligences should a sage take notice of ... Not to blame, not to strike, to live restrained under
Not to blame, not to strike, to live restrained under the law, to be moderate in eating, to sleep and sit alone, and to dwell on the highest thoughts,--this is the teaching of the Awakened ... Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to
Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened ... Not to value and employ men of superior ability is
Not to value and employ men of superior ability is the way to keep the people from rivalry among themselves; not to prize articles which are difficult to procure is the way to keep them from becoming thieves; not to show them what is likely to excite ... Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures Therefore they who have the Tao do not like to employ them ... Now propriety is the attenuated form of leal-heartedness and good faith,
Now propriety is the attenuated form of leal-heartedness and good faith, and is also the commencement of disorder; swift apprehension is (only) a flower of the Tao, and is the beginning of stupidity ...