Man is a mortal being and all his belongings are also perishable. Only one of his 'possessions' that lasts for Ages after he is gone is his glory. One who earns this preeminence is indeed most successful in the 'business' of life even if he has sacrificed or lost on the materialistic front. His trade is like, for example that of getting a new stout building in return of selling off an unused heap of hay. Great ones are those who refine and excel their lives up to glorious heights, worth the dignity of human life. Dormant lives of others mushroom and end like that of any other creature who survives just to fill the tummy and quench the sensual thirst.
Those stuck in the peripheries of selfish possession and attachments are shortsighted, their activities, despite the physical dynamism and alacrity are no better than 'movable corpse'. A dormant life is no life. Fools gather more and more of wealth and resources so that their beloved ones would enjoy it all generations after generations. They spent all their time, talents and efforts in insane and at times unfair possession and its safety. Wouldn't it be wiser of them if they had employed their resources prudently in the activities of progress and welfare? This would have brightened their own future as well along with supporting more and more people around and contributing in constructive reformation and development.
Draining or throwing away the useful things and collecting the rubbish or hazardous ones - is a clear sign of insanity. Aren't they mindless who invite enmity all the time by using absurd, abusive, acrimonious tongue? Anybody, howsoever learned, skillful and smart he might be, is unwise if instead of augmenting the virtuous qualities, he opts for vices and weaknesses.
Acquisition of Knowledge
Sagacious (truly learned) people are like soothing fragrance of flowers. They carry an aura of serene joy with them wherever they go and spread it unconditionally. Their benevolence is for everyone; every place is home to them. Vidya (pure knowledge) is the real wealth. Everything else is negligible against it. This treasure is immortal. It remains with the individual self even in the later lives. The intelligence enlightened by Vidya continues to evolve and gradually transmutes to the omniscient level; the individual self eventually sees the light of the soul and attains ultimate realization.
The deeper you dig a well, the more water you would find in it. Similar is the case with acquisition of knowledge. The more you learn, the deeper you question and attempt to know …... the greater will be your knowledge. What is the reality of the world? What is the source of peace and happiness? Only those who have attained Vidya would know the answers. Vidya alone can accomplish the eternal quest of the individual self. Then why are we so idle and indifferent towards earning this invaluable wealth? Age is never a bar in learning. No matter if you are old or even lying on death bed, so long as your mind is alive, your consciousness is present, you should have the will and zeal to acquire higher, greater knowledge, because this is a sublime treasure that you can carry along with your subtle and astral bodies in the lives after death.
They are indeed pitiable, fortune-less who escape from learning. Remember! Knowledge is the key to strength and success in the ascent of life. Even if you have to beg before a noble teacher to learn it, you should do it because acquisition of knowledge and inner enlightenment is your dignified duty (as a human being) …
Those stuck in the peripheries of selfish possession and attachments are shortsighted, their activities, despite the physical dynamism and alacrity are no better than 'movable corpse'. A dormant life is no life. Fools gather more and more of wealth and resources so that their beloved ones would enjoy it all generations after generations. They spent all their time, talents and efforts in insane and at times unfair possession and its safety. Wouldn't it be wiser of them if they had employed their resources prudently in the activities of progress and welfare? This would have brightened their own future as well along with supporting more and more people around and contributing in constructive reformation and development.
Draining or throwing away the useful things and collecting the rubbish or hazardous ones - is a clear sign of insanity. Aren't they mindless who invite enmity all the time by using absurd, abusive, acrimonious tongue? Anybody, howsoever learned, skillful and smart he might be, is unwise if instead of augmenting the virtuous qualities, he opts for vices and weaknesses.
Acquisition of Knowledge
Sagacious (truly learned) people are like soothing fragrance of flowers. They carry an aura of serene joy with them wherever they go and spread it unconditionally. Their benevolence is for everyone; every place is home to them. Vidya (pure knowledge) is the real wealth. Everything else is negligible against it. This treasure is immortal. It remains with the individual self even in the later lives. The intelligence enlightened by Vidya continues to evolve and gradually transmutes to the omniscient level; the individual self eventually sees the light of the soul and attains ultimate realization.
The deeper you dig a well, the more water you would find in it. Similar is the case with acquisition of knowledge. The more you learn, the deeper you question and attempt to know …... the greater will be your knowledge. What is the reality of the world? What is the source of peace and happiness? Only those who have attained Vidya would know the answers. Vidya alone can accomplish the eternal quest of the individual self. Then why are we so idle and indifferent towards earning this invaluable wealth? Age is never a bar in learning. No matter if you are old or even lying on death bed, so long as your mind is alive, your consciousness is present, you should have the will and zeal to acquire higher, greater knowledge, because this is a sublime treasure that you can carry along with your subtle and astral bodies in the lives after death.
They are indeed pitiable, fortune-less who escape from learning. Remember! Knowledge is the key to strength and success in the ascent of life. Even if you have to beg before a noble teacher to learn it, you should do it because acquisition of knowledge and inner enlightenment is your dignified duty (as a human being) …
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