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GOLDEN WORDS OF BHAGWAN MAHAVIR
To turn a million soldiers pale And make whole armies yield In shamefullest defeat upon The crowded battlefield, Were hollow for a hero Like you whose only goal Must ever be the conquest of The solitary soul.
Since every moment is sublime, O Gautam! do not waste it: Love spreads a wedding-feast of time, Let your Eternal taste it.
Donating a whole herd of cows, You do but hope in vain, By way of despicable bribe, For spiritual gain; Yet are you more than well aware: True Grace can but begin Within the kingdom of the heart Builded of discipline.
Since every moment is divine, O Gautam ! do not waste it:
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