Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Doing Good to Others 806 He who cheats others is his own enemy and is doing harm to himself. 807 All that one gives to others, one is giving only to oneself. If this truth is known, who will refrain from giving to others? Sadhu Om: The idea expressed in this verse can be found in prose form in Who am I? 808 Since everyone is one’s own Self, whoever does whatever [good or bad] to whomever, is only doing it to himself. [Therefore, one should only do good to others.] 809 By giving alms to Sridhara [Lord Vishnu] Mahabali became great, even though he was pressed and sent to Patala Loka [by the Lord’s Feet]. Therefore, “Though it is only a ruin that befalls one by giving, it is worthy to give even at the cost of selling oneself”. Michael James: The last two lines of this verse are verse 220 of Tirukkural. Sri Muruganar: There is truly nothing in the world which can be bartered for oneself; though it is so, if it is for the sake of giving even that [selling oneself] should be done. Thus giving is so much glorified. The loss that is incurred by giving is not at all a loss. “The world [of good people] will not consider it to be a ruin if a person falls in life by giving to others,” says verse 117 of Tirukkural. http://www.davidgodman.org/rteach/gvk_intro.shtml from Guru Vachaka Kovai (The Garland of the Guru’s Sayings) by Muruganar tr - Sadhu Om & Michael James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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