सज्झाएणं नाणावरणिज्जं कम्मं खवेइ
Knowledge-covering karma is annihilated by self-study
Benefits of Self-study
Ordinary meaning of svadhyaya is – study of scriptures inspired by the detached or the ones, who have conquered attachment. With this, those karma are destroyed which cover the knowledge. As much we go on studying, so much would the knowledge covering karma will be eradicated and slowly-slowly, we would attain total knowledge or omniscience. Continue reading “Benefits of Self-study” »
Birth of forgiveness
कोहविजएणं खंतिं जणयइ
Victory over anger is the father of forgiveness
Life and body
जीवियं चेव रूवं च, विज्जुसंपाय चंचलं
Life and body are fickle like lightening
How should the speech be ?
भासियव्वं हियं सच्चं
Benevolent and true must be spoken
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.
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” »
Do not loose temper
अणुसासिओ न कुप्पिज्ज
Discipline should not make you angry
Restraint and Happiness
अप्पं दंतो सुही होई,
अस्सिं लोए परत्थ य
अस्सिं लोए परत्थ य
One who controls self; he only gets happiness in this world and the next
