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Time-Series 10.
347. Even a man with a thread attached to a needle, which is very small, does not get lost due to carelessness, as it can be found by looking. Similarly, a man who has studied the scriptures does not fall into the pit of the world, even if he is devoid of excellent austerities due to carelessness. || 971 ||
Sleep always makes a man unconscious. A monk who is asleep is involved in all vices. || 972 ||
O virtuous one, conquer sleep, because sleep makes a man unconscious and devoid of reason. A monk who is asleep is involved in all vices. || 972 ||
Just as an arrow maker makes an arrow straight with his two eyes, so also a virtuous man should cultivate his mind with one-pointedness. || 973 ||
Just as an arrow maker makes an arrow straight with his two eyes, so also a virtuous man should cultivate his mind with one-pointedness. || 973 ||
The bondage and liberation of karma, the living beings and non-living beings, and the bodies of the world, should always be contemplated by one who is detached from enjoyment. || 974 ||
The bondage and liberation of karma, the living beings and non-living beings, and the bodies of the world, should always be contemplated by one who is detached from enjoyment. || 974 ||