Satapatha Bramhana Part 02

SR No.: 007678
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Julius Eggeling
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1885
Total Pages: 2521
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 44 MB

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BK, XXX.
BZE f.
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troublesome; for words once uttered there is hardly a place of repentance ;-men are easily ruined by it. The people, restricted in their humanity, have vulgar and rude minds; they should be respected, and should not be treated with contempt ;-men are easily ruined by them. Therefore the superior man should by all means be careful in his dealings with them. It is said in the Thai Kia (Shů, III, v, sect. 1, 5, 7), “Do not frustrate the charge to me, and bring on yourself your own overthrow. Be like the forester, who, when he has adjusted the string, goes to examine the end of the arrow, whether it be placed according to rule, and then lets go.” It is said in the Charge to Yüeh (III, viii, sect. 2, 4), “It is the mouth which gives occasion to shame; they are the coat of mail and helmet which give occasion to war. The upper robes and lower garments (for reward) should not be taken (lightly from) their chests; before spear and shield are used, one should examine himself." It is said in the Thai Kia (Shu, III, v, sect. 2, 3), “Calamities sent by Heaven may be avoided; but from those brought on by one's self there is no escape." It is said in the Announcement of Yin (Shů, III, v, sect. 1, 3), "I have seen it myself in Hsia with its western capital, that when its sovereigns went through a prosperous course to the end, their ministers also did the same."
17. The Master said, “To the people the ruler is as their heart; to the ruler the people are as his body. When the heart is composed, the body is at ease ; when the heart is reverent, the body is respectful; when the heart loves anything, the body is sure to rest in it. (So), when the ruler loves anything, the people are sure to desire it. The !
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