Buddhist Text
Yoga - The Science of Life
Web Publication by Mountain Man Graphics, Australia
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"If thou would worship in the noblest way, bring flowers in thy hands. Their names are these : Contentment...Peace...Justice" Thus spoke the Tathagata. First teachings of Buddha... "The wheel of life" : The rim being the objective elements of consciousness, The spokes being the subjective elements of consciousness, And the axle being the 'self' or the 'Breath of life'. SCIENCE OF LIFE Gifts of Yoga Gifts of Wordly Enjoyment 1. Virtues Vices 2. Path of rightousness Evil path 3. Holy assosiation Wicked company 4. Good thought Bad thought 5. Good feeling Bad feeling 6. Good intellect Bad intellect 7. Faith Lack of faith 8. Dedication Lack of dedication 9. Spiritual resourcefullness Lack of spirituality 10. Self control Lack of self control 11. Pious nature Corrupt naure 12. Purity Impurity 13. Truth Falsehood 14. Contentment Greedeness 15. Mildness Hardness 16. Modest Immodest 17. Pious character Corrupt character 18. Good manners Bad manners 19. Civilisation Barbarity 20. Gentleness Roughness 21. Loving nature Lack of love 22. Equality Inequality 23. Freedom Slavery 24. Simplicity Crookedness 25. Service Lack of service 26. Harmony Disharmony 27. Gentleness Evilmindedness 28. Success Failure 29. Salvation Fiasco 30. Peace Lack of peace 31. Continence Lust 32. Strength Weakness 33. Energy Laziness 34. Health Disease 35. Beauty Ugliness 36. Courage Cowardice 37. Alertness Lack of alertness 38. Power Lack of power 39. Harmony Disharmony 40. Sympathy Lack of sympathy 41. Friendship Enmity 42. Tolerance Lack of tolerance 43. Excellence Wretchedness 44. Stabilty Lack of stabilty 45. Love Hatred 46. Purity Impurity 47. Defectless Defects 48. Pridelessness Pride 49. Humbleness Self pride 50. Eternity Unstability 51. Free from animonity Animonity 52. Fearlessness Fear 53. Free from attachment Attachment 54. Greedlessness Greed 55. Disinterested Self interest 56. Patience Impatience 57. Pious emotion Vice emotion 58. Benevolence Selfishness 59. Love Quarelness 60. Unity Diversity 61. Modesty Shamelessness 62. Charity Acceptance 63. Sense control Lustfulness 64. Firmness Infirmity 65. Kindness Cruelty 66. Forgiveness Punishment 67. Generosity Miserlines 68. Perfectness Imperfect 69. Faith Lack of faith 70. Wisdom Lack of wisdom 71. Meekness Lack of meekness 72. Discrimination Lack of discrimination 73. Dispassion Passion 74. Knowledge Ignorance 75. Non violence Violence 76. Non stealing Theft 77. Lack of anger Anger 78. Detachment Accumulation 79. Non attached Attached 80. Non associated Assosiated 81. Control of senses Attachment to sexual pleasure 82. Sacrifice Accumulation 83. Meditation Fickle mindedness 84. Wisdom Ignorance 85. Consciousness Deadliness 86. Liberation in life Bondage 87. Immorality Death 88. Perfection Imperfection 89. Everlasting happiness Transitory pleasure 90. Great bliss Transitory happiness By meditating on the above facts get rid of wordly pleasures by learning yoga. Equip yourself and the world with peace and happiness.