Guest guest Posted July 16, 1999 Report Share Posted July 16, 1999 'Corruption' clearly implies either an entire absence of or a perversion of, 'purtiy' in action. Here is a literal translation of ten couplets in Tamil (kural) portraying the necessity and significance of 'purity' in action. 651 'Goodness of association' will give wealth, 'goodness of action' will give all (that is) needed. 652 Always (one) must avoid action, not yielding 'good' alongwith 'fame'. 653 One saying, '(I) will rise (higher)', must give up doing action, destroying 'fame'. 654 One with unwavering vision will not do 'lowly' works, even when stumbling upon 'difficuties'. 655 Do not do works, making one repent, 'Of what kind (are these works)?'. If one happens to do (such works), it is good not to do similar things (in future). 656 Even when witnessing the 'hunger' of one's mother, may one not do the 'wise-deriding' deed ! 657 The overwhelming 'poverty' of the wise is better than the wealth obtained by wearing 'blame'. 658 For one having done, persisting in, (and) without 'severing', the 'condemned' (works), even if those (works) get completed, will give sorrow. 659 All that was had with (the) cries (of others), will go with (our) cries; even if lost, those (so lost) will yield 'the good' later. 660 To protect material made with 'cunning vile', is like pouring water in the fresh(ly baked) mud-pot, (for storing it therein). Martha Pettengill <mpet Ramakrishna <Ramakrishna > Thursday, July 15, 1999 9:16 AM Re: [ramakrishna] Invitation to the ISM forum in onelist > " Martha Pettengill " <mpet > >Wasn't Oscar Schindler both corrupt and efficient? > >Martha Pettengill >mpet > >- >Dr C S Shah <drcssha ><Ramakrishna >; samanvaya <samanvay >Tuesday, July 13, 1999 9:24 PM >Re: [ramakrishna] Invitation to the ISM forum in onelist > > >| Dr C S Shah <drcssha >| >| Hi, >| Someone said: The need today is efficiency in work, rather than cry >| hoarse about corruption. It is better to have a corrupt but efficient >| officer, than to have honest but inefficient one! >| Naturally the question comes to mind: Can efficiency and corruption go >| together? >| Any comments! >| dr c s shah >| -- >| ==================================== >| E-magazine on science and spirituality. Visit: >| http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/index.html >| http://members.xoom.com/drcsshah/neovedanta/details.html >| ==================================== >| > samanvaya wrote: >| > >| > Hello everyone, >| > I hope there will be good participation for this new list >| > ISM dedicated to Indian System of Management. >| > Looking forward >| >| >| --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- >| >| ONElist: your connection to like-minds and kindred spirits. >| >| ------ >| Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >| Vivekananda Centre London >| http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ >| > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >Have pet food delivered right to your door, from Petstore.com! ><a href= " http://clickme./ad/petstore1 " >Click Here</a> >A new breed of petstore - Petstore.com > >------ >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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