On Earnestness
Books: Sacred Books Of The EastEarnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the
path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are
thoughtless are as if dead already.
Having understood this clearly, those who are advanced in earnestness
delight in earnestness, and rejoice in the knowledge of the elect.
These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong
powers, attain to N
If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his
deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains himself,
and lives according to law--then his glory will increase.
By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise
man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.
Fools follow after vanity. The wise man keeps earnestness as his best
jewel.
Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love and lust! He
who is earnest and meditative, obtains ample joy.
When the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness, he, the wise,
climbing the terraced heights of wisdom, looks down upon the fools: free
from sorrow he looks upon the sorrowing crowd, as one that stands on a
mountain looks down upon them that stand upon the plain.
Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man
advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack.
By earnestness did Maghavan (Indra) rise to the lordship of the gods.
People praise earnestness; thoughtlessness is always blamed.
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in earnestness, who looks with fear
on thoughtlessness, moves about like fire, burning all his fetters,
small or large.
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks with fear on
thoughtlessness, cannot fall away from his perfect state--he is close
upon Nirvana.
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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
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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
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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 ... O Bhikshu, empty this boat! if emptied, it will go
O Bhikshu, empty this boat! if emptied, it will go quickly; having cut off passion and hatred thou wilt go to Nirvana ... O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a
O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time! ... Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves);
Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves); and three are ministers of death ... Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness,
Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness, and who are emancipated through true knowledge, Mara, the tempter, never finds the way ... Old Age
How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? Do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness? Look at this dressed-up lump, covered with wounds, joined together, sickly, full of many schemes, but which has... On Earnestness
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On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand is the prized position; on occasions of mourning, the right hand The second in command of the army has his place on the left; the general commanding in chief has his on the right;--his place, that is, i... Or a misfortune coming from the king, or a fearful
Or a misfortune coming from the king, or a fearful accusation, or loss of relations, or destruction of treasures, ... Or fame or life, Which do
Or fame or life, Which do you hold more dear? Or life or wealth, To which would you adhere? Keep life and lose those other things; Keep them and lose your life:--which brings Sorrow and pain more near? ... Or lightning-fire will burn his houses; and when his body
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It would seem almost unnecessary to suggest the ordinary regimes for health of body Nevertheless, I shall refer to these regimes because, first, their importance cannot be overestimated, and secondly because they involve certain laws of laws in r... PHYSICAL TONE
"In the healthy body every cell is polarized in subjection to the Central Will Perfect health, therefore, is orderly obedience, government and harmony Every cell is a living entity, whether of vegetable or animal potency, and wherever disease is,... Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother,
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constantly maintained, ultimately instructs in all the arts of magnetic self-handling through the law of auto-suggestion, and realizes in practical form its own ideals TWENTY-SECOND LAW: THE MAGNETIC MASK The mask of magnetism achieves eff... POWER
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Hail, bounteous bull! Hail to thee, beneficent bull! Hail to thee, who makest increase! Hail to thee, who makest growth! Hail to thee, who dost bestow his part upon the righteous faithful, and wilt bestow it on the faithful yet unborn! Hail to the... Prayer For Helpers
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e see that-- Physical Health makes for Physical Magnetism; Physical Magnetism bases Psychic Magnetism; Physical Health neighbors Moral Health; Moral Health conduces to Physical Magnetism; Moral Health is indispensab... Rouse thyself by thyself, examine thyself by thyself, thus self- protected
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Sandal-wood or Tagara, a lotus-flower, or a Vassiki, among these sorts of perfumes, the perfume of virtue is unsurpassed ... Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the
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