Arthashastra Quotes on religion 1 A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences *of his karma alone*; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
2 He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every step. 3 A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (Garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building. 4 He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined. 5 Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his life span, his activities, his acquisition of wealth and knowledge, and his time of death. II Chanakya or any quotes must be read on a whole or else it shall render, meaning with the favouritism. Even this quote of Mr J gives an impression that, ONE WHO DEPENDED ON LUCK (IF MEANT AS KARMA PREDETERMINED) THEN, THEY ARE INEVITABLE BELIEF IS RIGHT. The artha sastra did not stray away from Sanatana dharma. It believes in Karma and 5 predeterminations in life. Then, “he who dealt cleverly” becomes redundant. Maybe if prepared means come what may, then he is enduring both the good and bad but working as a Judge or a thief and feels successful. The other part then means, one who believes that all will be done only by lck, without doing anything alone squandered his life. If that alone the quote means then, it is known more easily than chanakya shall say. Action alone shall yield results subject to birth Karma. K Rajaram IRS 16 9 24 On Mon, 16 Sept 2024 at 04:50, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote: > “He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any > situation that may arise are both happy, but the fatalistic man who wholly > depends on luck is ruined.” ~ Chanakya > N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 > > *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you > become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to > a goal, not to people or things "* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZor-Y24_9rUrUM0XJdX4iMkq0Z618LvR8CNgzQo3srOYbA%40mail.gmail.com.
