ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [21]

    Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 19

     

    All pleasures borne out of the sense-objects are the fruits of the trees (forbearance, modesty, etc.) in the garden of dharma. Therefore, O soul, guard deftly, by all (fair) means, these trees and harvest their fruits (pleasures borne out of the sense-objects).

     

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