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 1. If, after having been born a human being, one give no heed to the Holy Doctrine, one resembleth a man who returneth empty- handed from a land rich in precious gems; and this is a grievous failure.
2. If, after having entered the door of the Holy Order, one return to the life of the householder, one resembleth a moth plunging into the flame of a lamp; and this is a grievous failure. 3. To dwell with a sage and remain in ignorance is to be like a man dying of thirst on the shore of a lake; and this is a grievous failure. |
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Read more... [The thirteen grievous failures]
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 1. In being free from attachement to all objects, and being ordained a bhiksu(1) into the Holy Order, forsaking home and entering upon the homeless state, one doth not err. 2. In revering one’s spiritual preceptor one doth not err. 3. In thoroughly studying the Doctrine, hearing discourses thereon, and reflecting and meditating uponit, one doth not err. 4. In nourishing lofty aspirations and a lowly demeanour one doth not err. 5. In entertaining liberal views [as to religion] and yet being firm in observing [formal religious] vows one doth not err. 6. In having greatness of intellect and smallness of pride one doth not err. 7. In being wealthy in religious doctrines and diligent in meditating upon them one doth not err. |
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Read more... [The ten things wherein one erreth not]
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1. Desire may be mistaken for faith. 2. Attachment may be mistaken for benevolence and compassion. 3. Cessasion of thought- processes may be mistaken for the quiescence of infinite mind, which is the true goal. 4. Sense perceptions [or phenomena] may be mistaken for revelations [or glimpses] of Reality. |
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Read more... [The ten resemblances wherein one may err]
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 1. Weakness of faith combined with strength of intellect are apt to lead to the error of talkativeness.
2. Strength of faith combined with weakness of intellect are apt to lead to the error of narrow- minded dogmatism. 3. Great zeal without adequate religious instruction is apt to lead to the error of going to erroneous extremes [or following misleading paths]. 4. Meditation without sufficient preparation through having heard and pondered the Doctrine is apt to lead to the error of losing oneself in the darkness of unconsciousness.(1) |
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Read more... [The ten errors]
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 1. By reflecting upon the difficulty of obtaining an endowed and free human body, mayest thou be incited to adopt the religious career.
2. By reflecting upon death and the impermanence of life, mayest thou be incited to live piously. 3. By reflecting upon the irrevocable nature of the results which inevitably arise from actions, mayest thou be incited to avoid impiety and evil. 4. By reflecting upon the evils of life in the round of successive existences mayest thou be incited to seek Emancipation. |
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Read more... [The ten incentives]
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