Book Title: Karma Story of Buddhist Ethics Author(s): Paul Carus Publisher: Chicago Open Court Publishing CompanyPage 50
________________ The Rock or Mat fevery THE BEQUEST OF A GOOD KARMA. PANDU ANDU carried all his treasures back to Kaushambi, and using with discretion the wealth thus unexpectedly regained, he became richer and more powerful than he had ever been before, and when he was dying at an advanced age he had all his sons, and daughters, and grandchildren gathered round him and said unto them: "My dear children, do not blame others for your lack of success. Seek the cause of your ills in yourselves. Unless you are blinded by vanity you will discover your fault, and having discovered it you will see the way out of it. The remedy for your ills, too, lies in yourselves. Never let your mental eyes be covered by the dust of selfishness, and remember the words which have proved a talisIman in my life:Page Navigation
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