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:The sutra | |||
::Mistaking the false for the true | |||
::And the true for the false, | |||
::You overlook the heart | |||
::And fill yourself with desire. | |||
::See the false as false, | |||
::The true as true. | |||
::Look into your heart. | |||
::Follow your nature. | |||
::An unreflecting mind is a poor roof. | |||
::Passion, like the rain, floods the house. | |||
::But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. | |||
::Whoever follows impure thoughts | |||
::Suffers in this world and the next. | |||
::In both worlds he suffers, | |||
::And how greatly, | |||
::When he sees the wrong he has done. | |||
::But whoever follows the law | |||
::Is joyful here and joyful there. | |||
::In both worlds he rejoices, | |||
::And how greatly, | |||
::When he sees the good he has done. | |||
::For great is the harvest in this world, | |||
::And greater still in the next. | |||
::However many holy words you read, | |||
::However many you speak, | |||
::What good will they do you | |||
::If you do not act upon them? | |||
::Are you a shepherd | |||
::Who counts another man's sheep, | |||
::Never sharing the way? | |||
::Read as few words as you like | |||
::And speak fewer. | |||
::But act upon the law. | |||
::Give up the old ways -- | |||
::Passion, enmity, folly. | |||
::Know the truth and find peace. | |||
::Share the way. | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = Snap Your Fingers ~ 19 | | prevevent = Snap Your Fingers ~ 19 | | ||
nextevent = Snap Your Fingers ~ 20 | | nextevent = Snap Your Fingers ~ 20 | |
Revision as of 12:06, 1 March 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 23 Jun 1979 am |
location | Buddha Hall, Pune |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 43min. Quality: good. |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | DHAM0103 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras/questions: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- Mistaking the false for the true
- And the true for the false,
- You overlook the heart
- And fill yourself with desire.
- See the false as false,
- The true as true.
- Look into your heart.
- Follow your nature.
- An unreflecting mind is a poor roof.
- Passion, like the rain, floods the house.
- But if the roof is strong, there is shelter.
- Whoever follows impure thoughts
- Suffers in this world and the next.
- In both worlds he suffers,
- And how greatly,
- When he sees the wrong he has done.
- But whoever follows the law
- Is joyful here and joyful there.
- In both worlds he rejoices,
- And how greatly,
- When he sees the good he has done.
- For great is the harvest in this world,
- And greater still in the next.
- However many holy words you read,
- However many you speak,
- What good will they do you
- If you do not act upon them?
- Are you a shepherd
- Who counts another man's sheep,
- Never sharing the way?
- Read as few words as you like
- And speak fewer.
- But act upon the law.
- Give up the old ways --
- Passion, enmity, folly.
- Know the truth and find peace.
- Share the way.
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