Guest guest Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Jai Shree Krishna Har Har Ganga Why, oh heart, dost thou set thyself on winning good graces, so hard to secure, by daily propitiating other men's minds in vari- various ous ways? When, being serene inwardly and free from society, thou hast gems of thought rising up of themselves ( i. e. whendesires do not induce your thinking ), whatobjects mere wish ( even ) would not bring to thee? It ( the earth ) is but a lump of clay circled by a trace of water ! Even the whole of it is but a particle. Hosts of kings having partitioned it after fighting hundreds of battles enjoy it These very poor insignificant persons might give while giving, or otherwise. But downright shame on those mean fellows who would beg bits of coin from them even I For the sake of filling cavit of the stomach when hungry, a man of self- selfrespect respect would wander from door to door with a broken pot (in hand) having its edged covered with white cloth, away in extensive woodland or lands^holy places of which the approaches are grey all over with the smoke of sacnficialfires fi,tended by Brahmanas versed in ^ritualistic nceties, and thus preserve the pranas, ratherthan live (like) a beggar from day to day among those who are socially one's equals. It should be remembered that living on alms for a man of true renunciation is held in high esteem in India, for no social merit can be higher than giving up the world for the sake of the national ideal of spirituality. Krishnabol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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