pride, is mild, persevering, simple and plain, who considers every creature as his friend, and who loves every soul as his own, who behaves uniformly to every one with kindness and love, who wishes to do good, and has abandoned vanity,-in his heart resides the Lord of Life.

As the earth is adorned by the beautiful plants it puts forth, so is he beautified in whose heart dwells the Lord of Life.

Hold that person sacred whose heart knows no more than two things-that he himself and all others consist in the Deity.

Mystical Altar-Flowers.

CLXXIX.

Hindu.

That is the best worship which is made without the expectation of the attainment of any particular Agni. object; the worst is that which is performed for the (Wilson MS.) accomplishment of a particular end.

He who adores the Supreme Being should behold him in every creature and every creature in him.

The worshipper shall do homage to himself. He shall think in himself that the spirit which exists in the crown of his head has dispelled the darkness of his body, internal and external, and endowed the whole form and the sense, so that he may consider and say, 'I am divine,"1 and lay hold on the sword of knowledge.

The Lord of Life (Vishnu) should not be worshipped with flowers that have faded. Those that grow in thine own garden are far better than those of any other. With the flowers gathered there must be reverence-itself a flower.

Parána.

comp.

1 Lit. I am

Siva.'

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There is in the intellect a sacred lotus to which every breath is wafted, and in it lost. He who shall contemplate this flower in the intellect shall find it full of splendour, beyond the collective light of many moons, and near unto the Deity.

Wisdom of

Арос.

Whoso seeketh wisdom shall have no great travail; for he shall find her sitting at his door. She goeth Solomon. about seeking such as are worthy of her, showeth her- A. self favourably to them in the highways, and meeteth them in every thought. Love is the keeping of her laws. The multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world.

Wisdom is the worker of all things: for in her is an understanding spirit, holy, one only, manifold, subtile, lively, clear, undefiled, simple, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good; kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things; and going through all understanding, pure and most subtle spirits. Wisdom is more moving than any motion: she passeth through all things by reason of her pureness. For she is the

breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her. For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness. And being but one, she can do all things; and remaining in

Burmese.
Budh.

Dhainmapada.

comp. (Müller).

Burmese.
Budh.
Dhammapada.

comp.

(246 B.C.)

herself, she maketh all things new and in all ages entering into holy souls, she maketh them friends of God and prophets. She is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it; for after day cometh night, but vice shall not prevail against wisdom.

Wisdom.

CLXXXI.

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst blame and praise.

Good people walk on whatever befall; the good do not murmur, longing for pleasure.

Those whose mind is well grounded in the elements of knowledge, those whose frailties have been conquered, and who are full of light, are free (even) in this world.

Such a one, who does his duty, is tolerant like the earth.

His thought is quiet, quiet are his word and deed, when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge.

Folly.

CLXXXII.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish. If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.

These sons belong to me, and this wealth belongs to me,' says the fool. He himself does not belong to himself.

The fool who knows his foolishness is wise, at

least so far; but a fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed.

If a fool be associated with a wise man all his life, he will perceive the truth as little as a spoon perceives the taste of soup.

Wisdom.

CLXXXIII.

Parsi.

Khard.

The sage asked the spirit of wisdom thus, 'Is wisdom good, or skill? The spirit of wisdom answered, Mainyo i'Wisdom that has not goodness with it, is not to be 6th cent. considered as wisdom; and skill that has no wisdom in it, is not to be considered as skill.'

CLXXXIV.

Vishnu spake, 'O Bal! take thy choice: with five wise men shalt thou enter hell, or with five fools pass into paradise.' Gladly answered Bal, 'Give me, O Lord, hell with the wise; for that is heaven where the wise dwell, and folly would make of heaven itself a hell!'

Forethought.

CLXXXV.

Hindu Fable.

There is nothing too difficult to be obtained by Hindu. those who, before they act, reflect well themselves, and cural II. thoroughly consult with chosen friends.

There are failures even in acting well. The work not done by suitable methods will fail, although many stand up to protect it. The chariot is weak at sea, and the ship on land.

There will be an end to his life who, having climbed out to the end of a branch, ventures to go farther.