Post No. 11,141
Date uploaded in London – – 26 JULY 2022
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The more you get, the more you want;
Greed always increases with gain.
“When a thing could have been accomplished with two Masas only , it is not accomplished even by ten millions”.
Once a Brahmin by name Kapila went to a king only to get two Maasas of gold only. The king pleased with him for his truthfulness , asked him to ask for anything that he liked. Kapila then started thinking whether he should ask for a thousand, or ten thousand or a hundred thousand,and so on. And then all of a sudden it dawned on him that he had gone to the king originally with the ides of getting two Maasas only. And he realised the futility of it all, and renounced the world there and then.
Sloka for this in Ardhamagadi language.
There is no limit
Jahaa loho tahaa loho laahaa loho pavaddayi
Domaasakayam kajjam kodiiye vi na viddiyam
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The disciple asks the preceptor
How should a true monk walk
How should he stand
How should he talk
How should he lie down/sleep
How should he eat or talk, so that he may not bind sinful karman
The preceptor answers
He, a true monk should walk, stand, sit or sleep with proper self control.
Eating and speaking with proper control, he will not bind any sinful Karman around the soul.
Kaham chare Kaham chidde kaham bhase kaham saye
Kaham bhunjantho bhaasantho paavam kammam na bandayii
Jayam chare jayam chidde jayam aase jayam saye
Jayam bhunjantho bhaasantho paavam kammam na bandayii
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Seven Things that Reduce Life Span
Life diminishes in the following seven ways
Seven causes of decay and death
1.Adhyavasaana
Brooding over some shocking incident, sorrow, love, hatred etc
2.Nimitta
Wounds inflicted by weapons etc
3.Aahaara
Excess of food
4.Vedanaa
Suffering pain, agony,diseases
5.Paraaghaata
Wound s caused by falling down etc from great heights
6.Sparsa
Coming into contact with hard stone or a poisonous reptile
7.Aana praana
Respiration; when the respiratory system fails, suffocation, asphyxia
To be continued………………………..
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