संजमेणं तवसा अप्पाणं
भावमाणे विहरइ
भावमाणे विहरइ
An ascetic travels while thinking of purifying the soul with restraint and penance
Restraint and penance
Perverted soul attached to aversion and passion, taking the refuge of a body, wanders aimlessly in this world. This wandering cannot be over until affliction, which forces this wandering about is eradicated. Continue reading “Restraint and penance” »
None can share the pain
अस्स दुक्खं ओ न परियाइयति
No body can share the pain of another
Arrival of death
नत्थि कालस्स णागमो
Death can arrive anytime
Do not laugh at
न यावि पे परिहास कुज्जा
A wise man should not laugh at someone
Personal Description of the Lord
In youth the feet of the Lord were soft, red, like the inside of a lotus, warm, firm, free from perspiration, with smooth soles. As if for removing distress of those bowed (at his feet), the Lord’s cakra appeared, and the wreath, goad, and banner, like those of the elephant of Sri always present. The conch and the pitcher shone on the soles, and the svastika on the heels of the Master’s feet like pleasure-houses of Laksmi. Fleshy, round, high, like a serpent’s hood, the great toe of the Master was marked with a srivatsas, like a calf. Continue reading “Personal Description of the Lord” »
Best refuge
धम्मो दीवो पइट्ठा य, गई सरणमुत्तमं
Religion is an island, respect, movement and best refuge
Jiv Vichar – Gatha 2
जीवा मुत्ता संसारिणो य, तस थावरा य संसारी|
पुढवी जल जलण वाउ, वणस्सई थावरा नेया||
पुढवी जल जलण वाउ, वणस्सई थावरा नेया||
The classification of living beings commences with the two major state of souls:
A. MUKTA (Liberated souls)
B. SANSARI (Non-liberated souls/Transient souls)
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Unprotected Cannot Be a Protector
अप्पणा अनाहो सन्तो,
कहं नाहो भविस्ससि?
कहं नाहो भविस्ससि?
You yourself are protection less, how can you protect others?
Dutiful and sweet tongued
पियंकरे पियंवाइ, से सिक्खं लद्धुमरिहइ
Dutiful and sweet tongued is able to learn
