Humanism of Haribhadra

Author(s): Christian Lindtner
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The Humanism of Haribhadra
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88. "It is imperishable, it is the elementary Self, it is called the bestower.
It is breath, it is the highest Brahman, it is the "goose", and it is Purusa".
89. "There is no other seer, listener or thinker higher than this. Nor is there
any agent, enjoyer or speaker [apart from this]".
90. "The conscious (Self) is bound by karma, i.e. by steady application. In this
way it comes to exist. By getting rid of it (it attains) the highest stage”. 91. [Bhagavadgītā 6.5 :] "One should save oneself by one's own Self.
One should not disappoint one's own Self. The self is the only friend of
oneself. The self is also the only enemy of itself". 92. “My friends may be very pleased with me, and my enemies may be
very angry with me. They cannot, however, do anything to me that I have not already done myself previously".
93. Incarnate (Selves) perform good and bad actions personally. They also
enjoy good and bad results personally.
94. In the forest, in combat, in the midst of foes, water or fire, on the ocean,
or on the top of a mountain-one's previous good actionns protect one whether one is asleep, heedless, or in a difficult position.
95. [The fatalists say :) "Surely, wealth, virtue, and knowledge do not
depend on one's own free will. Nor does moral conduct, happiness or suffering. Having mounted the vehicle of Death, being forced by
the charioteer, I have to] go along the path that Fate leads me." 96. "Whenever the result of a formerly done action is, so to speak, remaining
in deposit, then mind, with a lamp in its hand, as it were, will always
be ready, eager to receive it." 97. "Law, order, necessity, nature, time, the constellations, īśvara, Karma,
fate, fortunate actions, Yama, death - they are all] synonyms of an action formerly done."
98. "Most excellent of Pandavas! when people do not remember an action
formerly done, then it is called 'fate'”.
99. [Those who believe in nature, say :] "Who is the cause of the sharpness
of thorns, and who is responsible for the diversity of beasts and birds ? Everything is due to nature. There is no freedom of action. Effort of will is nothing."