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128 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
all your might whatever you have undertaken to do with never a thought of turning back, whatever you have undertaken to do.
II
“ Khanti is forbearance. Not to meet hatred by hatred is the essence of it. For hatred is not appeased by hatred. It is appeased only by forbearance.
“ Succa is truth. A person must never tell a lie. His speech must be truth and nothing but truth.
“ Adhithana is resolute determination to reach the goal.
“ Karuna is loving kindness to human beings.
“ Maitri is extending fellow feeling to all beings, not only to one who is a friend but also to one who is a foe : not only to man but to all living beings.
“ Upekka is detachment as distinguished from indifference. It is a state of mind where there is neither like nor dislike. Remaining unmoved by the result and yet engaged in the pursuit of it.
“These virtues one must practice to his utmost capacity. That is why they are called Paramitas (States of Perfection).
§ 6. The Buddha’s First Sermon—( concld .)
Having explained His Dhamma and what it involved, the Buddha then asked the Parivrajakas :
“Is not personal purity the foundation of good in the world ?” And they answered, “It is as thou sayest.”
And he continued : “Is not personal purity undermined by covetousness, passion, ignorance, the destruction of life, theft, adultery and lying ? Is it not necessary for personal purity to build up sufficient strength of character so that these evils should be kept under control ? How can a man be the instrument of good if he has no personal purity in him ?” And they replied, “It is as thou sayest.”
“Again why do men not mind enslaving or dominating others ? Why do men not mind making the lives of others unhappy ? Is it not because men are