· The remedy for sorrow is to stop brooding over it. If the mind dwells on sorrow, it freshens and multiplies. One should eradicate mental suffering by wisdom and physical ailments with medicines. That is the power of intelligence, and no intelligent man should behave in a childish way. No one gifted with knowledge and understanding should ever have any inordinate clinging to youth, or physical charm or accumulated possessions, or unbroken company of friends or even health and life, for they are by their very nature impermanent. It does not befit one to sorrow long and loud for a natural misfortune. With an undepressed mind one should actively remedy evil if one should find a way. There is no doubt that sufferings outweigh the pleasures of life. Death is unpleasant because it cuts short the sense enjoyments witch the deluded man fondly longs for. The courageous man gives up either grief or pleasure or both and takes his stand absolutely on the Supreme. Such a wise man has no room for sadness. (Mahabharata)
· This day itself do what is good: let not any delay steal over you. While your plans are in the making, the pull of death is felt. Nobody knows to whom today will be time for death. From youth itself, therefore acquire the habit of righteousness. Life is, indeed, evanescent. This has been accomplished; this must be done; this another one is about to be completed – while indulging in such comfortable reveries, all on a sudden one is captured by Death. Death snatches away all – helpless and powerful, brave and timorous, stupid and wise – even a man who has not been able to accomplish anything desired by him. The body being closely wedded to death and senility, disease and misery, manifoldly caused, why are you standing still as if unconcerned? None could ever oppose the invading hordes of Death except Truth. What is false must be cast out. On Truth depends immortality. Both life eternal and death rest on the body. From inadvertence befalls death. Through truthfulness is reached the Deathless. He whose speech and thought are keen and controlled perfectly, and who is endowed with spiritual energy, renunciation and truthfulness – he will certainly get everything. (Mahabharata)
· This day itself do what is good: let not any delay steal over you. While your plans are in the making, the pull of death is felt. Nobody knows to whom today will be time for death. From youth itself, therefore acquire the habit of righteousness. Life is, indeed, evanescent. This has been accomplished; this must be done; this another one is about to be completed – while indulging in such comfortable reveries, all on a sudden one is captured by Death. Death snatches away all – helpless and powerful, brave and timorous, stupid and wise – even a man who has not been able to accomplish anything desired by him. The body being closely wedded to death and senility, disease and misery, manifoldly caused, why are you standing still as if unconcerned? None could ever oppose the invading hordes of Death except Truth. What is false must be cast out. On Truth depends immortality. Both life eternal and death rest on the body. From inadvertence befalls death. Through truthfulness is reached the Deathless. He whose speech and thought are keen and controlled perfectly, and who is endowed with spiritual energy, renunciation and truthfulness – he will certainly get everything. (Mahabharata)
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