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ON EVIL [1] Hasten towards the Good, turn the mind away from evil; if you do good in sloth, the mind will indulge in evil. [2] If a man does an evil thing, he must not repeat it, he must not indulge it. Painful is the accumulation of evil. [3] If a man does a good thing, let him repeat it, let him indulge it. Happiness comes of the accumulation of the good. [4] The evil-doer finds it all good, so long as the evil does not ripen. As soon as evil ripens than the evil-doer finds it all evil. [5] The goodly man finds it all evil, so long as the good does not ripen. When the good ripens then the goodly man finds it all good. [6] Think not lightly of Evil, saying, "It will not come to me". Water-drops falling constantly fill up the jar, even so the ignorant man gathers evil little by little and becomes full of it. [7] Think not lightly of the good, saying "it will not come to me". Water-drops falling constantly fill up the jar, even so the wise man gathers the good little by little and it is full of it. [8] A merchant who has few companions but a great treasure avoids dangerous roads, even so a man who loves his life should avoid evil. [9] If the hand has no wound,
it can carry poison even. Poison
Page – 214 cannot affect one who has no wound. Even so, sin does not touch him who has done nothing. [10] If a man offends a person who is harmless, pure and innocent, the evil falls back on him, like fine dust cast against the wind. [11] Some come to birth again, the evil-doers go to hell, the righteous to heaven, the desireless to Nirvana. [12] Neither in the sky, nor in the depths of the ocean, nor within the mountain cave is there a spot in the whole world where one can escape one's evil deeds. [13] Neither in the sky, nor in
the depths of the ocean, nor within the mountain cave is
there a spot where Death cannot assail.
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