माया मज्जवभावेणं,
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
लोहं सन्तोसओ जिणे
Win deceit with simplicity and greed with contentment
Simplicity and contentment
Simplicity and evil are opposite words. People have unshakable faith on a simple person and total disbelief on the crooked. Where there is trust, love is there only; and where there is love, only there is happiness. Continue reading “Simplicity and contentment” »
How should the speech be ?
भासियव्वं हियं सच्चं
Benevolent and true must be spoken
Free from bondage
एस वीरे पसंसिए, जे बद्धे पडिमोयए
That brave one only becomes praiseworthy who liberates the bonded
Humility
जे एगं नाम से बहुं नामे
One, who becomes humble, can make many others too
Study of Vedas
वेया अहीया न भवन्ति ताणं
Study of vedas cannot protect
Penance is difficult
असिधारागमणं चेव, दुक्करं चरिउं तवो
Penance is as difficult as walking on the edge of a sword.
Greed destroys all
लोहो सव्वविणासणो
Greed destroys all
Restrain the taste
अप्पपिण्डासि पाणासि अप्पं भासेज्ज सुव्वए
Well-vowed aspirant should take less food, water and speak less
Sinful Sadhu
सुच्चा पिच्चा सुहं सुवइ पावसमणे त्ति वुच्चइ
One who sleeps after eating and drinking is called a sinful Sadhu
Doer-enjoyer
अप्पा कत्ता विकत्ता य, दुहाण या सुहाण च
Self only is the doer and experiencer of happiness and unhappiness
We create happiness for ourselves when we do auspicious work and unhappiness when we do evil. Thus, we ourselves are responsible for our happiness and unhappiness. Continue reading “Doer-enjoyer” »
