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590 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
wisdom, if not yet arisen, or, if they have already arisen, to prevent their reaching fulfilment by cultivation thereof, as unsystematic attention.
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“In him who practices unsystematic attention, monks, the limbs of wisdom if not yet arisen, arise not and if arisen they reach not fulfilment by cultivation thereof.
“Of slight account, monks, is the loss of such things as relatives. Miserable indeed among losses is the loss of wisdom.
“Of slight account, monks, is the increase of such things as relatives. Chief of all the increases is that of wisdom.
“Wherefore I say, monks, ye should train yourselves thus: ‘We will increase in wisdom.’ You must train yourselves to win that.
“Of slight account, monks, is the increase of such things as wealth. Chief of all the increases is that of wisdom. Wherefore I say, monks, thus, must ye train yourselves. ‘We will increase in wisdom.’ You must train yourselves to win that.
“Of slight account, monks, is the loss of such things as reputation. Miserable indeed is the loss of wisdom.”
§ 4. His Love for the Lovely
Once the Exalted One was staying among the Sakyans at Sakkara, a Sakyan township.
Then the venerable Ananda came to the Exalted One, saluted him and sat down at one side. So seated, the venerable Ananda said this :
“The half of the holy life, Lord, is friendship with what is lovely, association with what is lovely, intimacy with what is lovely !”
“Say not so, Ananda ! Say not so, Ananda ! It is the whole, not the half, of the holy life,—this friendship, this association, this intimacy with what is lovely.
“Of a monk who is a friend, an associate, an intimate of what is lovely we may expect this,—that he