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prasanna
Age: 49 Zodiac: 
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 Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:04 am |
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1.2.12. The Possession of Patience, Forbearance
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As earth bears up the men who delve into her breast,
To bear with scornful men of virtues is the best.
To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the first of virtues.
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Forgiving trespasses is good always;
Forgetting them hath even higher praise;
Bear with reproach even when you can retaliate; but to forget it will be still better than that.
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The sorest poverty is bidding guest unfed depart;
The mightiest might to bear with men of foolish heart.
To neglect hospitality is poverty of poverty. To bear with the ignorant is might of might.
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Seek'st thou honour never tarnished to retain;
So must thou patience, guarding evermore, maintain.
If you desire that greatness should never leave, you preserve in your conduct the exercise of patience.
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Who wreak their wrath as worthless are despised;
Who patiently forbear as gold are prized.
(The wise) will not at all esteem the resentful. They will esteem the patient just as the gold which they lay up with care.
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Who wreak their wrath have pleasure for a day;
Who bear have praise till earth shall pass away.
The pleasure of the resentful continues for a day. The praise of the patient will continue until (the final destruction of) the world.
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Though others work thee ill, thus shalt thou blessing reap;
Grieve for their sin, thyself from vicious action keep!
Though others inflict injuries on you, yet compassionating the evil (that will come upon them) it will be well not to do them anything contrary to virtue.
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With overweening pride when men with injuries assail,
By thine own righteous dealing shalt thou mightily prevail.
Let a man by patience overcome those who through pride commit excesses.
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They who transgressors' evil words endure
With patience, are as stern ascetics pure.
Those who bear with the uncourteous speech of the insolent are as pure as the ascetics.
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Though 'great' we deem the men that fast and suffer pain,
Who others' bitter words endure, the foremost place obtain.
Those who endure abstinence from food are great, next to those who endure the uncourteous speech of others.
1.2.13 Not Envying
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As 'strict decorum's' laws, that all men bind,
Let each regard unenvying grace of mind.
Let a man esteem that disposition which is free from envy in the same manner as propriety of conduct.
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If man can learn to envy none on earth,
'Tis richest gift, -beyond compare its worth.
Amongst all attainable excellences there is none equal to that of being free from envy towords others.
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Nor wealth nor virtue does that man desire 'tis plain,
Whom others' wealth delights not, feeling envious pain.
Of him who instead of rejoicing in the wealth of others, envies it, it will be said "he neither desires virtue not wealth."
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The wise through envy break not virtue's laws,
Knowing ill-deeds of foul disgrace the cause.
(The wise) knowing the misery that comes from transgression will not through envy commit unrighteous deeds.
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Envy they have within! Enough to seat their fate!
Though foemen fail, envy can ruin consummate.
To those who cherish envy that is enough. Though free from enemies that (envy) will bring destruction.
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Who scans good gifts to others given with envious eye,
His kin, with none to clothe or feed them, surely die.
He who is envious at a gift (made to another) will with his relations utterly perish destitute of food and rainment.
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From envious man good fortune's goddess turns away,
Grudging him good, and points him out misfortune's prey.
Lakshmi envying (the prosperity) of the envious man will depart and introduce him to her sister.
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Envy, embodied ill, incomparable bane,
Good fortune slays, and soul consigns to fiery pain.
Envy will destroy (a man's) wealth (in his world) and drive him into the pit of fire (in the world to come.)
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To men of envious heart, when comes increase of joy,
Or loss to blameless men, the 'why' will thoughtful hearts employ.
The wealth of a man of envious mind and the poverty of the righteous will be pondered.
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No envious men to large and full felicity attain;
No men from envy free have failed a sure increase to gain.
Never have the envious become great; never have those who are free from envy been without greatness.
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