OUR MIND

DIBYA — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:54:50 +0000

THE MIND IS THE ORIGIN OF ALL THAT IS; THE MIND IS THE MASTER, THE MIND IS THE CAUSE. IF IN THE MIND THERE ARE EVIL THOUGHTS, THEN THE WORDS ARE EVIL, THE DEEDS ARE EVIL, AND THE SORROW WHICH RESULTS FROM SIN FOLLOWS THAT MAN AS THE CHARIOT WHEEL FOLLOWS HIM WHO DRAGS IT. THE MIND IS THE ORIGIN OF ALL THAT IS; IT IS THE MIND THAT COMMANDS; IT IS THE MIND THAT CONTRIVES. IF IN THE MIND THERE ARE GOOD THOUGHTS AND THE DEEDS ARE GOOD, AND THE HAPPINESS WHICH RESULTS FROM SUCH CONDUCT FOLLOWS THE MAN, AS THE SHADOW ACCOMPANIES THE SUBSTANCE. IT IS THE MEND THAT MAKES IT OWN DWELLING PLACE; THE MIND REFLECTING ON EVIL WAYS COURTS ITS OWN MISERY. IT IS OWR OWN MIND THAT CREATES ITS OWN SORROW. NOT OWR FATHE NOR OWR MOTHER CAN DO SO MUCH; IF ONLY OWR THOUGHTS BE DIRECTED TO THAT WHICH IS RIGHT, THEN HAPPINESS MUST NECESSARILY FOLLOW. THE WISE MAN WHO RESTRAINS HIS APETITES AND THOUGHTS, SHALL CERTAINLY CONQUER IN HIS STRUGGLE WITH EVIL, AND FREE HIMSELF FROM ALL MISERY.

RIGHT SPEECH

DIBYA — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:07:46 +0000

To abstain from falsehood, to abstain from backbiting, to abstain from harsh language, and to abstain from frivolous talk, is called right speech. The men seeking the higher life must refrain from idle as well as mischievous words. He must not gossip about great people. He must not speak about meats, drinks, clothes, perfumes, couches, equipages, women, warriors, demi-gods, fortune-telling, hidden treasures, ghost stories, nor about empty tales concerning things that are and things that are not.

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OUR MIND

RIGHT SPEECH