Saturday, May 19, 2007
Verse from Ramayana (verse no. ?)
Listen, my friend, there is another kind of chariot, which brings certain victory. Its wheels are made of strength of mind and patience. Truth and dignity are its firm flagstaff and its flag. Strength and discretion are its two horses. Forgiveness and benevolence are its two reins. Faith in God is its wise charioteer. Absolute contentment is its dagger. Charity is its axe. Knowledge is its bow. Steadfastness is the quiver and self-discipline its arrows. Respect for the learned is its impregnable armor. Listen patiently, O friend, the brave man who has this chariot shall be victorious over the greatest invincible enemy - which is life in this world.
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If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another man should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself; and neither the gods in heaven above nor the demons down below can turn into defeat the victory of such a man.
Better than a hundred years lived in ignorance, without contemplation, is one single day of life lived in wisdom and in deep contemplation.
Better than a hundred years not seeing one's own immortality is one single day of life if one sees one's own immortality
--- The Dhammapada (C.600 B.C.)
Oh, my, God. Perfect!
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