Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a
Categories: Chapter XXIVBooks: Dhammapada
Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a faith firmly
rooted; pleasant is attainment of intelligence, pleasant is avoiding
of sins
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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
Earnestness 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 de... On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand
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
Or lightning-fire will burn his houses; and when his body is destroyed, the fool will go to hell ... PHYSICAL TONE
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,
Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother, pleasant the state of a father, pleasant the state of a Samana, pleasant the state of a Brahmana ... Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a
Pleasant is virtue lasting to old age, pleasant is a faith firmly rooted; pleasant is attainment of intelligence, pleasant is avoiding of sins Thirst ... Pleasure
He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim of life and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation. Let no man ever cling to what is pleasant, or to what... Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the
Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the other shore; the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself, as if he were his own enemy ... POSITIVELY MAGNETIC TOWARD THIS PERSON OR THIS SITUATION
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
Let us add the following: "Culture is not measured by the greatness of the field which is covered by our knowledge, but by the nicety with which we can perceive relations in that field, whether great or small" This book desires that yo... POWER IS PERSONALITY RECEIVING ITS OWN IN THE REALMS OF LIFE
All things exist for all beings Such are some of the realities that are being quietly and potently assumed and affirmed to-day throughout the world Of course the language of assertion will vary with each individual, but this is immaterial ... Praise Of The Holy Bull
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
And now in these Thy dispensations, O Ahura Mazda! do Thou wisely act for us, and with abundance with Thy bounty and Thy tenderness as touching us; and grant that reward which Thou hast appointed to our souls, O Ahura Mazda! Of this do Thou Thysel... PREFATORY MATTERS
"The New Dawn" "Fear-Thought and Fear-Feeling" "The Soul of the Cell" "A Regime" "Fear Not Thyself "Fear Not For Others" "Fear Not Dumb Things" "The Massing of a Hundred Faces" "Fear Not Thy Fellows" "Life's Relations" "The R... PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FEAR
Fear is (a) an impulse, (b) a habit, (c) a disease Fear, as it exists in man, is a make-believe of sanity, a creature of the imagination, a state of insanity Furthermore, fear is, now of the nerves, now of the mind, now of the moral co... PRIMARY INJUNCTION
Let your soul be saturated, with the sure conviction that fear is an alien in the world-system of life, having no proper place nor legitimate rights therein, and meanwhile resolutely set about the task of cultivating in every possible way the per... PRIME DENIALS AND AFFIRMATIONS
You who now read this page are, thus, invited to begin our study by denying and affirming, as follows: ...