Great Throughts Treasury

"For in the next world neither father, nor mother, nor wife, nor sons, nor relations stay to be his companions, spiritual merit alone remains with him."

"For property, though earned in accordance with prescribed rules, which is given to these three persons causes in the next world misery both to the giver and to the recipient."

"For one year let a husband bear with a wife who hates him, but after the lapse of a year let him deprive her of her property and cease to cohabit with her."

"For in this world there is nothing so detrimental to long life as criminal conversation with another man s wife."

"For the more a man completely studies the Institutes of science, the more he fully understands them and his great learning shines brightly."

"For the theft of agricultural implements, of arms and of medicines, let the king award punishment taking into account the time ,of the offence and the use of the object ."

"For the purpose of gaining bare subsistence, let him accumulate property by ,following those irreproachable occupations ,which are prescribed for his ,caste , without ,unduly fatiguing his body."

"Forever imbued with the True Lord, the mind becomes immaculate, and its comings and goings are ended."

"For whom should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a drama."

"For the wisdom, the energy, the strength, the sight, and the vitality of a man who approaches a woman covered with menstrual excretions, utterly perish."

"For the wickedness of evil minded thieves, who secretly prowl over this earth, cannot be restrained except by punishment."

"From its brilliancy everything is illuminated."

"Gamblers, dancers and singers, cruel men, men belonging to a heretical sect, those following forbidden occupations, and sellers of spirituous liquor, let him instantly banish from his town."

"Gambling and betting let the king exclude from his realm, those two vices cause the destruction of the kingdoms of princes."

"Gambling and betting amount to open theft, the king shall always exert himself in suppressing both of them."

"Giving no pain to any creature, let him slowly accumulate spiritual merit, for the sake of acquiring a companion to the next world, just as the white ant ,gradually raises its hill."

"Go and ask the happy soul brides, O perishable bride, who have eradicated self-conceit from within."

"Go and enter the Mansion of God s Presence, and lovingly enjoy the Lord s Love."

"God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human form."

"God is the all-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes. He preserves the whole world, reaching out with His hand."

"Grant Your Grace, grant Your Grace, Lord, and save me."

"Go there with your offering, and you shall merge in the True Lord, your honor shall be confirmed."

"Grass, room for resting , water, and fourthly a kind word, these things never fail in the houses of good men."

"Having addressed the question, ?Have you dined well?? to his guests , let him give water for sipping to them who are satisfied, and dismiss them, after they have sipped water, with the words Rest either here or at home !"

"God is the Destroyer of pain, suffering and doubt."

"Greed, worldly entanglements and Maya deceive the world."

"Having detected them by means of trustworthy persons, who, disguising themselves, pretend to follow the same occupations and by means of spies, wearing various disguises, he must cause them to be instigated to commit offences and bring them into his power."

"Having duly settled his country, and having built forts in accordance with the Institutes, he shall use his utmost exertions to remove those men who are nocuous like thorns."

"Having intentionally struck him in anger, even with a blade of grass, he will be born during twenty one existences in the wombs of such beings where men are born in punishment of their sins."

"He alone is a devotee, who looks alike upon pleasure and pain, he is imbued with the Name of the Lord."

"Having washed his hands and sipped water, let him prepare food for his paternal relations and, after giving it to them with due respect, let him feed his maternal relatives also."

"Having, according to the rule, espoused her who must be clad in white garments and be intent on purity, he shall approach her once in each proper season until issue be had."

"He blesses me with the gift of the Lord s Name, the gift of the Lord s Name, He is the Immaculate Lord God."

"He brought together and then separated the two grinding stones of the earth and the sky, without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness."

"He bestows pain and pleasure, according to the deeds done, the record of these actions stays with the soul."

"He blends all with Himself."

"He contemplates His creative potency, having established the Universe."

"He created the sun and the moon, night and day, they move according to His Thought."

"He does not distinguish between young children and old people, he tears apart love and affection."

"He Himself acts, who else should I ask? No one else can do anything."

"He has applied the whip of the Lord s Love to my body."

"He destroys, and having destroyed, He creates, by His Order, He adorns us."

"He does what is pre-ordained for him, no one can erase his destiny."

"He is a king, taking upon himself the office of the Moon, whose appearance his subjects greet with as great joy as men feel on seeing the full moon."

"He is my Beloved Husband Lord, the Life of the World for whom should I weep?"

"He may accept from any ,man , fuel, water, roots, fruit, food offered without asking, and honey, likewise a gift ,which consists in a promise of protection."

"He may ease himself, having covered ,the ground with sticks, clods, leaves, grass, and the like, restraining his speech, ,keeping himself pure, wrapping up his body, and covering his head."

"He makes the worthless worthy, and showers the gifted with more gifts. None but god can bestow such excellence."

"He may either possess enough to fill a granary, or a store filling a grain jar, or he may collect what suffices for three days, or make no provision for the morrow."

"He meets his Lord and Master, the Inner knower, the Searcher of hearts, His body is ever new, and His color is ever fresh."