Thus Spake Sri Rama

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He plunges into Samsara to gain his own selfish ends. It is full of

hatred, greed, jealousy, etc. Mind is the creator of Samsara, and

again it is mind that binds you to it.

 

Hatred should cease along with the other one's death. You should never

hate a dead man.

 

If a man comes as a friend, how can I reject him? It is against the

law of my life. Once a man surrenders himself, one should overlook all

his faults.

 

When someone comes to me for refuge, I cannot disappoint him. This is

my dharma. It does not matter if as a result I suffer. Even at the

cost of my life I must do this duty of mine. Never can I deviate from

this.

 

Verily I tell you, even if Ravana himself came to me for sanctuary, I

would accept him without hesitation.

 

It is heinous crime not to give shelter to those who petition for it.

One will be deprived of heaven and glory as also of one's strength and

powers, if shelter is denied to him who surrenders.

 

A person who pursues the path of duty should regard his elder brother,

the one who has begotten him and the one who instructs him in wisdom,

as h is three fathers.

 

Righteousness demands that a younger brother, a son and a virtuous

disciple should be regarded as one's own offspring.

 

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