Chanakya Neeti

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17. As the man who digs obtains underground water by use of a shovel, so
the student attains the knowledge possessed by his preceptor through
his service.

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18. Men reap the fruits of their deeds, and intellects bear the mark of deeds
performed in previous lives; even so the wise act after due
circumspection.

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19. Even the man who has taught the spiritual significance of just one letter
ought to be worshiped. He who does not give reverence to such a guru
is born as a dog a hundred times, and at last takes birth as a chandala
(dog-eater).

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20. At the end of the yuga, Mount Meru may be shaken; at the end of the
kalpa, the waters of the seven oceans may be disturbed; but a sadhu
will never swerve from the spiritual path.

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21. There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words --
fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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1.  Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits 

borne by the tree of one's own sins.

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2. Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body
when lost may never be acquired again.

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3. The enemy can be overcome by the union of large numbers, just as
grass through its collectiveness wards off erosion caused by heavy
rainfall.

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4. Oil on water, a secret communicated to a base man, a gift given to a
worthy receiver, and scriptural instruction given to an intelligent man
spread out by virtue of their nature.

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5. If men should always retain the state of mind they experience when
hearing religious instruction, when present at a crematorium ground,
and when in sickness -- then who could not attain liberation.

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6. If a man should feel before, as he feels after, repentance -- then who
would not attain perfection?

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7. We should not feel pride in our charity, austerity, valour, scriptural
knowledge, modesty and morality for the world is full of the rarest
gems.

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8. He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away;
but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

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9. We should always speak what would please the man of whom we
expect a favour, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to
shoot a deer.