Guest guest Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Is it not a help to a person if I point out his mistakes? Thinking of the mistakes of someone else, you also become defective. To face and to resist a bad man you have to become even worse than him. So, it is a sin to point out the mistakes of others. If .you point out the mistakes of others, with one finger, three fingers point towards you. As the saying goes, a street dog is always in search of slippers. A pig spends its time in gutters. You would also look like a pig if you go on looking at the faults of others. In a way, a monkey is much better than a man who finds fault with others. When a monkey finds an orange fruit, what does it do? It will take away the outer rind and then does the fruit. Will it not? This sort of separating the good from the bad is called vibhagayoga. You should give up the bad, the undesirable. In Japan, there is a city by name Kyoto. A woman was passing through a particular street carrying with her a big bundle of clothes wrapped up in a neat pure piece of white clothe. These clothes were all dirty and were not neat. Someone asked, " What are those clothes? " She said, " I want to show you the good. I want you to see the good. Therefore, I have wrapped these dirty clothes in a white cloth " . Finding faults in others, making fun of others, criticising others, are mistakes that one should not commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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