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368 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
sake of another, however great this latter may be. When once you have seen your goal, hold it firm and fast.
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Be watchful! Have done with indolence! Travel the True Path ! Whoso walks thereon happy he lives in the world.
Idleness is a disgrace; constant sloth is defilement. By strenuous striving and with the help of insight you should pull out the poisoned arrow of indolence.
Give not yourselves unto negligence. Have not to do with the lust of the flesh. The vigilant, the given to meditation, these attain an overflowing happiness.
If an earnest person has roused himself, if he is not forgetful, if his deeds are pure, if he acts with consideration, if he restrains himself, and lives according to Dhamma, his glory will increase.
ยง 10. On Sorrow and Happiness; On Charity and Kindness
Poverty gives rise to sorrow.
But removal of poverty does not necessarily give rise to happiness.
Not high standard of living but a high standard of culture is what gives happiness.
This is the Buddhist Way of Life.
Hunger is the worst of diseases.
Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust is the best of relationships, Nibbana the highest happiness.
We must learn to live happily indeed, not hating those who hate us !
We must learn to live happily indeed, free from ailments among the ailing men.
We must learn to live happily indeed, free from greed among the greedy.
Mankind is ruined by passion, just as fields are damaged by weeds : therefore charity done to the passionless brings great reward.