Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Association with Sadhus Wise people will never associate with those who are vainly argumentative, and who, instead of inwardly subduing themselves through knowledge of the righteous way, munch their empty mouths, due to their lack of any worthy aim. Michael James: “Those who munch their empty mouths” is a Tamil idiom which means those who talk much, but about worthless matters. Many are the evils that can befall one, if one associates with those made people whose beautiful mouths alone chatter, but whose minds remain confused. The best association to have is only with those who dwell in the Supreme Silence, through having annihilated their minds. O mind, immediately give up and cut your connection with those wicked people who go the wrong way, always arguing for the unjust; associate instead with Jnanis, who ever abide in the State of Peace, devoid of confusion. Since all vices are born only out of the fictitious enthusiasm, which is caused by loss of Self-attention [pramada], the Blissful State of Mei-Jnana [True Knowledge], where the ego – which is that ignorant enthusiasm itself – is annihilated, is all the virtues. Spotless Jnanis alone are truly virtuous; others [ajnanis] are base-natured. Therefore, to be saved, we should approach only those Virtuous Ones who ever abide in the Truth, by having got rid of the false worldly delusion. from Guru Vachaka Kovai (The Garland of the Guru’s Sayings), by Muruganar http://www.davidgodman.org/rteach/gvk_intro.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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