Fount a beautiful life
Money, house and holdings do not constitute real
wealth. The true wealth of man consists in an ideal life full of goodness and goodness
alone. Such a truly rich man – who is rich in the wealth of character—does
not vocally admonish anybody. His conduct itself urges all to mould their lives
after the pattern of his life. His teachings are not based on any particular
book: they radiate through his own mode of living.
Everyone is ever benefited
as a matter of course by such men leading an ideal life; for they have no evil
in their life, which they may transit to others. A sweet tongue, humility,
truthfulness, service, beneficence, forgiveness, self-denial, peace and joy—these
are the inherent and intrinsic virtues of their life.
Men leading such an ideal
life never fall a prey to attachment for sensual pleasures, carnal appetites,
despair, fear, melancholy, grief, sorrow or unrest. They ever remain tranquil
and happy and, dispelling the fear and grief of others by their own conduct an good behavior, communicate their happiness and tranquility to them too.
Men leading such an ideal
life remain cheerful and firm in their truthful conduct under deviate from
truth. They neither get unnerved nor grow restless nor grow restless nor do
they wish ill of anybody. They are exceedingly calmed, unmoved and naturally
beneficent to all under every circumstance.
Man leading such an ideal
life has full faith in the Lord and his grace, his magnanimity and goodwill. They
never get angry at anyone—not even at those who slander and insult them, do an
ill turn to them or harm them—nor do they ever wish ill of them. Far from
wreaking vengeance on them, they ever remain automatically engaged in
respectfully rendering food offices to all, as it nothing has happened.
Men leading such an ideal
life know that he who seeks to afflict another, nay, insults, abuses and harms others,
is a veritable fool; for, he cannot harm another unless is destined to be so
harmed and thus the former only injuries himself thereby. They slow compassion to
such a fool who harms himself in this way. They who seek to avenge themselves
play the fool in a like manner. Noble souls never commit such a folly.
The mind of man leading such
an idle life is fully established in the soul or their own self. Maladies like lust,
anger, greed, infatuation, arrogance, jealousy, fear, worry etc., can never vitiate
their mind. Their mind is ever replete with good ideas. They always perceive themselves
in all and all in themselves. Hence they never regard another as alien to them.
Under such circumstances it is never possible for them to harm or do an ill
turn to another. Naturally radiating their pure thoughts they ever go on purifying
all about them.
Man leading such an ideal
life is an ocean of peace, an inexhaustible storehouse of love and an immeasurable
fount of happiness. Even he who comes into contact with them attains peace and
happiness, and develops love.
If you follow in the
footsteps of such ideal men, looking upon their life as your model of
excellence, you too will grow to be an ideal person and will be able to do good
to yourself as well as to other numberless beings.