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The path of peace is double good, It comforts here and onwards, Through lovely vistas of heavens, Leads to the goal of eternal bliss. 9 While the unruly ways of life, Denying equal rights to all, Are ever a menace to this life, And onwards lead to hellish broil. 10 It does not matter for a man, To carry weight to half a mile, Who's fit, strong and ever used, To carry weight to many miles. 11 So far a path of peace and good, Which leads to goal of eternal bliss, It is not hard to reach a heaven A half way house on the trip 12 Heaven, place of songful plays, Free from worldly foes and fears, Is not the abiding goal of life, But halting place in march of life. 13
Philosophy of Pain and Pleasure Pleasures, pains of earthly beings, Are mere self's imagery things, They exist no-where but in mind, Engendered by fantastic whims. 14 No outer things are good or bad, They so become by likes dislikes, A food for one is not for all, It is a well-known fact of life. 15
So all the mates of worldly play, Which look delightful and so gay, Become how hideous, out of tune, When one is filled with grief and gloom. 16 Ignorance, the Cause of all Ills Being all engrossed in ignorance, Like drunkards under cover of drugs, Worldly beings have lost their sense, Of looking things in true colours. 17
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