Activity of Alexander Zeugin
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [69] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/455/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-68) Gātha 68 Further, the following exertions of the supreme souls...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [68] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/454/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-67) Gātha 67 The itinerary of the ascetics is at their free will;...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [67] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/453/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-66) Gātha 65-66 The poor are unhappy due to lack of wealth and the...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [66] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/452/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-65) Gātha 64 O worthy being! As the meek slave of your senses, like...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [65] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/451/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-64) Gātha 63 O worthy soul! It is unfortunate that you, wrapped in...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [64] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/450/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-63) Gātha 62 The grandeur (Lakṣmī) of the royal kingdom is first...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [63] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/449/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-62) Gātha 61 O embodied being! Why worry about wealth that acts as...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [62] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/448/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-61) Gātha 60 O worthy souls! All those you consider as your refuge...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [61] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/447/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-60) Gātha 59 O imprudent being! Know that your body is like a...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [60] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/446/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-59) Gātha 58 O living being! In this world, characterized by births...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [59] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/445/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-58) Gātha 57 O worthy soul! Has not the terrible assembly of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [58] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/444/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-57) Gātha 56 The fire burns when fed with the fuel and gets...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [57] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/443/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-56) Gātha 55 Anguished, as if by the scorching and blinding rays of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [56] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/442/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-55) Gātha 54 O wandering soul! You have taken birth; your body is...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [55] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/441/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-54) Gātha 53 Just the recollection of the worldly existence causes...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [54] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/440/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-53) Gātha 52 The day which is seen by a man as...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [53] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/438/atmanusasana-–-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-guṇabhadra-ca-818–900-ad-52) Gātha 51 The man devoid of fear and compassion, pointlessly wishes to kill...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [52]Note 1: Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Iṣṭopadeśa, verse 30, has similar contention: ‘Out of delusion, I have enjoyed and then discarded, many times over, all existing material objects. I have no wish to enjoy those leftovers...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [52] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/437/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-51) Gātha 50 You long for, without a sense of revulsion and as if...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [51] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/436/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-50) Gātha 49 O soul! Floating in the river of desires, in a state of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [50] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/435/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-49) Gātha 48 O worthy soul! Ignorant of the true nature of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [49] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/433/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-48) Gātha 47 O pleasure-seeker! Entangled in sense-pleasures and...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [48]Note 1: EXPLANATORY NOTE Read along with the previous verse, this verse shatters the point-of-view that considers wealth as the vehicle to acquire dharma, happiness, knowledge and pious state-of-existence. Since wealth cannot be...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [48] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/432/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-47) Gātha 46 Dharma (right conduct) is that where there is no...
Note 1:
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Read along with the previous verse, this verse shatters the point-of-view that considers wealth as the vehicle to acquire dharma, happiness, knowledge and pious state-of-existence. Since wealth cannot be...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [47] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/428/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-46) Gātha 45 The wealth of even good men is not particularly...
Note 1:
Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Iṣṭopadeśa, verse 30, has similar contention:
‘Out of delusion, I have enjoyed and then discarded, many times over, all existing material objects. I have no wish to enjoy those leftovers...