Encircled with craving,
people hop 'round & around
like a rabbit caught in a snare.
Tied with fetters & bonds
they go on to suffering,
again & again, for long.
Encircled with craving,
people hop 'round & around
like a rabbit caught in a snare.
So a monk
should dispel craving,
should aspire to dispassion
for himself.
-Dhammapada
Domestic life is rightly called virtue. The monastic path,
rightly lived beyond blame, is likewise good.
He who rightly pursues the householder's life here on Earth
will be rightfully placed among the Gods there in Heaven.
-Tirukkural
Bereft of life, bereft of knowledge,
bereft of power and will,
how shall I describe my state?
For I do not exist, only He exists.
I am deaf; the bearer is He.
I am blind; the seer is He.
I am mute; the orator is He.
I do not exist; only He exists.
-Shah Kamal
No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.
When such people die, they go to other realms where the righteous live. They dwell there for countless years and then are reborn into a home which is pure and prosperous.
-Bhagavad Gita