नो पूयणं तवसा आवहेज्जा
Do not expect admiration and honor due to penance done
Wish not for honor because of penance
Imagine that few people are crossing a river in a boat. They see the water entering the boat and the possibility of slowly sinking of the same. They immediately look out for the holes in the boat from where water is entering and plug the holes. With that, water stops coming. A few of them throw the accumulated water out of the boat. Continue reading “Wish not for honor because of penance” »
Avoid fool’s company
अलं बालस्स संगेणं
Association with the fools must be avoided
Think before you speak
अणुवीइभासी से निग्गंथे
He only is a Sadhu, who thinks before speaking
Different attitude
पुढो छंदा इह मानवा
Here, people are of different attitudes
Love for praise
कसोक्खेहिं सद्देहिं पेमं नाभिनिवेसए
Do not be attached to the charming words pleasing to ears
See others as self
आयओ बहिया पास
Enlightened people have shown a way to shield ourselves from all types of misconduct through which we can judge virtue and vice, violence and nonviolence, pious and impious deeds. Continue reading “See others as self” »
Clearing of the Karma dust
विहुणाहि रयं पुरे कडं
Clear the karma-dust accumulated in the past
In this life only
इहलोगे सुचिण्णा कम्मा
इहलोगे सुहफल विवाग संजुत्ता भवन्ति
इहलोगे सुहफल विवाग संजुत्ता भवन्ति
In this world, good deeds done here, yield good results here only
Benefits of Self-study
सज्झाएणं नाणावरणिज्जं कम्मं खवेइ
Knowledge-covering karma is annihilated by self-study
Pain is not given by others
अत्तकडे दुक्खे, नो परकडे
Pain is self created, not by others
