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Chapter 2: Collection of Examples
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The charioteer then said, "In battles, thousands are killed. Even if he is dead now, by a blow to his foot. ||34|| If he is a soul, a living being, your relative. Even if he is in pieces, the chariot will be improved. ||35|| Where is my relative dead? Why are you so sad? Seeing him crooked again and again, he did not move the plow forward. ||36|| After examining it, he planted a lotus in a stone. The plowman laughed and said something loudly. ||37|| "What is this, in this extremely hard stone? Will a lotus sprout even with thousands of efforts? ||38|| He also said, "If this is true, my brother will live. In this rough stone, a lotus will sprout. ||39|| Even this, the Indian, was helpless in his ignorance. He moved the pestle forward, clearly laughing. ||40|| Then, seeing the one who was watering the plant that had been burnt by the fire of the forest, Rama said, "Oh, what a bad decision! Do burnt plants ever produce shoots? ||42|| He said, "If the body is a messenger, then this tree will also become a shade. ||43|| Hearing his words, the plowman moved forward. He saw someone throwing grass into the cow's mouth. ||44|| The cows also said, "How can these be good? Will they eat grass, having gone to the state of skeletons? ||45|| He also said, "If he is standing with his feet, he will go. Then the cows will eat these grass shoots. ||46|| Rama then thought, "Is my brother really dead? Everyone is saying the same thing. ||47|| As long as the consciousness is not completely gone, the plow will move a little. Then, a god appeared in front of him, his mind at peace. ||48|| He said to the charioteer, "I am Siddhartha, your charioteer. Due to the power of his penance, he has attained the state of a god. ||49|| Remember, during your wandering, you will ask me. You will save me from falling into the ocean of misery. ||50|| Seeing you now, lost in the sleep of delusion. Remembering your request, I have come to awaken you. ||51|| When death said to Murari's daughter, "You are old." What he said, that happened, his words were not false. ||52|| These stones, chariots, etc., are all transformations. I have shown them to you to remove your brother's delusion. ||53|| Freeing yourself from this delusion, the accumulation of suffering. Create something great within yourself, karma. ||54|| Relatives are found by souls, birth after birth. But they are the cause of your delusion, the army of delusion. ||55|| All souls, alas! Deceived by the love of relatives. They never endure the suffering of karma. ||56|| The love of relatives is a vast ocean, for those who are going to happiness. It is the destroyer of that ocean, the resting place of the line of suffering. ||57|| Hearing the words of Siddhartha Deva, the plowman said, "You are right, brother! I am well-instructed. ||58||
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