लोभपत्ते लोभी समावइज्जा मोसं वयणाए
At any avaricious opportunity, greedy lies
Greedy lies
There are many reasons for speaking lies – anger, pride, deceit etc. but greed is the greatest reason. For ordinary gain also, a greedy man is prepared to lie for anything. Continue reading “Greedy lies” »
Beginning End
सरीरं सादियं सनिधणं
Body has a beginning as well as an end
1. Beginningless infinite
2. Beginningless with an end
3. With beginning and infinite
4. With beginning and an end
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Story of Sagarcandra, Priyadarsana and Asokadatta
Now, in Jambudvipa in the West Videhas, there is a city, Aparajita by name, unconquered by its enemies. In it there was a king, by whose power the world had been subdued, Isanacandra, equal to the Indra of Isana in glory. There lived a merchant, preeminent in wealth, foremost among those devoted solely to piety, by name Candanadasa, sandal for giving delight to the world. He had a son, Sagaracandra, who was the prime cause of delight to the eyes of the world like the moon to the Ocean. Always having an upright character, his actions governed by Dharma, possessing discernment, he was the face-ornament of the whole city. Continue reading “Story of Sagarcandra, Priyadarsana and Asokadatta” »
Avoid speaking too much
मोहरिए सच्चवयणस्स पलिमत्थू
Over speaking harms the truth
Know and then speak
जमट्ठं तु न जाणेज्जा, एवमेयंति नो वए
Until full information is not available on a subject, do not say,“This is this only”
Restraining the desires
छंदं निरोहेण उवेइ मोक्खं
Moksha (liberation) is possible through restraining of desires
Sāmbhaḷajō tumē adbhuta vātō
Bhāva: 3 Varṣanā bālamuni vajrasvāmī nē ēmanā jīvana nī adbhuta kahānī
Sāmbhaḷajō tumē adbhuta vātō,
vayara kunvara munivaranī rē;
Ṣaṭ mahinānā guru jhōḷīmāṁ,
āvē kēli karantā rē,
Traṇa varasanā sādhavī mukhathī,
aṅga agīyāra bhaṇantā rē.
…Sāṁ.1
