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Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan • May 23, 2002 


Dear ShrI Mani & Other Members:

Regarding the eight qualities to be cultivated.  We also find from ShrI 
Gopala Desika Ahnikam the following eight flowers that pleases Lord Vishnu 
most:

Ahimsa prathamam pushpam
pushpam indriya nigraha:
sarvabhUta dayA pushpam
kshmA pushpam vishEshata:
shAntif pushpam tapa: pushpam
jnAnam pushpam tathaiva ca
satyam ashtavidam pushpa:
VishnO: prItikaram bhavEt.

These ideals at least tell me one thing -  how far away from the goal am I 
and yet aspiring for the fruit of mOkshA (BrhmAnandam).

dAsan

Vijayaraghavan


ShrI Mani wrote:

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>>     Now, these are the eight good traits one should cultivate:
>     compassion to all creatures, tolerance, freedom from anger,
>     purity, quietism, auspiciousness, courage, and non-covetousness.
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>     One who is sanctified by the forty sacraments but who is
>     devoid these eight qualities neither attains union with
>     Brahman nor attains Brahman's world.
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>     But in fact, one who is sanctified by only a few of the forty
>     sacraments but who is endowed with these eight good
>     qualities, attains both the world of Brahman as well
>     as union with Brahman.
>
>     [ atha.aSTaav aatmaguNaaH /
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>       dayaa sarvabhuuteSu kSaantir anasuuyaa zaucam
>       anaayaaso maGgalam akaarpaNyam aspRhaa.iti /
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>       yasya.ete catvaariMzatsaMskaaraa na ca.aSTaav
>       aatmaguNaa na sa brahmaNaH saayujyaM saalokyaM gacchati /
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>       yasya tu khalu
>       catvaariMzat saMskaaraaNaam ekadezo.apy aSTaav aatmaguNaa
>       atha sa brahmaNaH saayujyaM saalokyaM ca gacchati,
>       gacchati / ]
>
>        -- Gautama Dharma Sutra 8.23-25
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>-- Mani
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