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Some Thoughts of Goodness and Kindness
“Do deeds of goodness and led a goodly life”
Bring no evil to any man willfully or with malice.
Live forever within the Region of Light.
Do deeds of goodness and led a goodly life.
Overcome the wiles of wickedness and avoid the snares of temptation,
live in peace with your neighbors, deal justly and fairly with them.
Do not gossip about your neighbors,
nor engaged in idle chatter concerning their affairs.
These things are not easy, and as no man or women is perfect, man has bad temper under provocation.
Therefore, speak words that will weigh in the balances against your failings.
Do not caused the widow to weep, nor the child to cry without cause.
Deal justly with anybody.
Do not wound any man willfully.
Yet no man is perfect and when your burdens have weighed heavily upon you or spoken harshly.
Never oppress a poor man or take from him what is his by virtue.
Never oppress the weak or cheat in the substance of metals.
Do not lay with the wife of another man or seduce a child, for these are abominations.
Yet no man or women is perfect and few are commanders of their thoughts.
Do not turn the water of another so that he is deprived of his full measure.
Do not stop flowing waters in their course.
Do not keep fodder from cattle, nor allow the pastures to be neglected.
Do not cause any child to know fear without reason, nor beat one in bad temper.
Yet no man or women is perfect and sometimes that which is right in its day becomes wrong in another.
Therefore, speak words that will weigh in the balances against
your wrongdoings and balances against your weaknesses.
Do not steel, neither take the possessions of any man by deceit.
Do not divide the household of any man, nor separate him from his wife or children.
Do not quarrel with any man because of ignorance.
Do not turn from your duties or fail in your obligations.
Do not hide your errors or bury your failings.
Never behave boisterously in a sacred place, nor have ever defile one.
Do not I deal haughtily with those who came to you with a plea.
Do not increase your position by false words or writings.
Yet no man or women is perfect.
Do not permit envy to eat your heart, nor malice to corrupt it.
Don't be a loud mouth, nor speak words of boastfulness.
Never slandered another or utter words of falsehood.
Your tongue should never escape from the control of your heart.
Never deride the words of another because they passed your understanding,
or have stopped your ears to words of enlightenment.
Never hide yourself to observe others,
or never disclose the secret designs
or doings of others, unless they be of evil intent.
When you have done wrong you have
adjusted the scales that weighed down heavily against you.
Do not hide your weaknesses and failings in dark places,
but washed them clean in the sunlight of honest compensation.
You have not succumbed to the lures of lewdness,
nor has your tongue spoken slyly of things which should be kept private.
Do not peep at nakedness or pyre into another's privacy.
Respected the modesty of womankind and the innocent delicacy of childhood.
Yet men are as they are and imperfect, while thoughts stray
willfully and are not easily restrained.
Listen to the words of your heart.
Be ever mindful of what is right and what is wrong.
Choose what thought is right and shun which thought is wrong.
Listen to those who are wiser than you, help those who are less privileged.
Can man do more?
In true giving we will know loving kindness when we wish others to be happy.
We will know compassion when we wish them free from suffering.
We will know sympathetic joy whe we wish their happiness to increase.
We will know equanimity when we let go of what we desire.
Pray to the Divine One, to protect you and give you wisdom.
“Do deeds of goodness and led a goodly life”
Bring no evil to any man willfully or with malice.
Live forever within the Region of Light.
Do deeds of goodness and led a goodly life.
Overcome the wiles of wickedness and avoid the snares of temptation,
live in peace with your neighbors, deal justly and fairly with them.
Do not gossip about your neighbors,
nor engaged in idle chatter concerning their affairs.
These things are not easy, and as no man or women is perfect, man has bad temper under provocation.
Therefore, speak words that will weigh in the balances against your failings.
Do not caused the widow to weep, nor the child to cry without cause.
Deal justly with anybody.
Do not wound any man willfully.
Yet no man is perfect and when your burdens have weighed heavily upon you or spoken harshly.
Never oppress a poor man or take from him what is his by virtue.
Never oppress the weak or cheat in the substance of metals.
Do not lay with the wife of another man or seduce a child, for these are abominations.
Yet no man or women is perfect and few are commanders of their thoughts.
Do not turn the water of another so that he is deprived of his full measure.
Do not stop flowing waters in their course.
Do not keep fodder from cattle, nor allow the pastures to be neglected.
Do not cause any child to know fear without reason, nor beat one in bad temper.
Yet no man or women is perfect and sometimes that which is right in its day becomes wrong in another.
Therefore, speak words that will weigh in the balances against
your wrongdoings and balances against your weaknesses.
Do not steel, neither take the possessions of any man by deceit.
Do not divide the household of any man, nor separate him from his wife or children.
Do not quarrel with any man because of ignorance.
Do not turn from your duties or fail in your obligations.
Do not hide your errors or bury your failings.
Never behave boisterously in a sacred place, nor have ever defile one.
Do not I deal haughtily with those who came to you with a plea.
Do not increase your position by false words or writings.
Yet no man or women is perfect.
Do not permit envy to eat your heart, nor malice to corrupt it.
Don't be a loud mouth, nor speak words of boastfulness.
Never slandered another or utter words of falsehood.
Your tongue should never escape from the control of your heart.
Never deride the words of another because they passed your understanding,
or have stopped your ears to words of enlightenment.
Never hide yourself to observe others,
or never disclose the secret designs
or doings of others, unless they be of evil intent.
When you have done wrong you have
adjusted the scales that weighed down heavily against you.
Do not hide your weaknesses and failings in dark places,
but washed them clean in the sunlight of honest compensation.
You have not succumbed to the lures of lewdness,
nor has your tongue spoken slyly of things which should be kept private.
Do not peep at nakedness or pyre into another's privacy.
Respected the modesty of womankind and the innocent delicacy of childhood.
Yet men are as they are and imperfect, while thoughts stray
willfully and are not easily restrained.
Listen to the words of your heart.
Be ever mindful of what is right and what is wrong.
Choose what thought is right and shun which thought is wrong.
Listen to those who are wiser than you, help those who are less privileged.
Can man do more?
In true giving we will know loving kindness when we wish others to be happy.
We will know compassion when we wish them free from suffering.
We will know sympathetic joy whe we wish their happiness to increase.
We will know equanimity when we let go of what we desire.
Pray to the Divine One, to protect you and give you wisdom.