1837.] from the Granthas of the Dadupanthis. 755 



17. If ye call upon God, ye will be able to subdue your imperfections 

 and the evil inclinations of your mind will depart from you ; but they will 

 return to you again when ye cease to call upon him. 



18. Dadu loved Ra'm incessantly ; he partook of his spiritual essence 

 and constantly examined the mirror, which was within him. 



19. He subdued the imperfections of the flesh, and overcame all evil 

 inclinations ; he crushed every improper desire, wherefore the light of 

 Ra'm will shine upon him. 



20. He that giveth his body to the world, and rendereth up his soul to 

 its Creator, shall be equally insensible to the sharpness of death, and the 

 misery which is caused by pain. 



21. Sit with humility at the foot of God, and rid yourselves of the 

 impurities of your bodies. Be fearless and let no mortal qualities pervade 

 you. 



22. From the impurities of the body there is much to fear, because all 

 sins enter into it; therefore let your dwelling be with the fearless and 

 conduct yourselves towards the light of God. 



23. For there, neither sword nor poison have power to destroy, and 

 sin cannot enter. Ye will live even as God liveth, and the fire of death 

 will be guarded, as it were with water. 



24. He that meditateth will naturally be happy, because he is wise and 

 suffereth not the passions to spread over his mind. He loveth but one God. 



25. The greatest wisdom is to prevent your minds from being influenc- 

 ed by bad passions, and, in meditating upon the one God. Afford help 

 also to the poor stranger. 



26. If ye are humble ye will be unknown, because it is vanity which 

 impelleth us to boast of our own merits, and which causeth us to exult, in 

 being spoken of by others. Meditate on the words of the holy, that the 

 fever of your body may depart from you. 



27. For when ye comprehend the words of the holy, ye will be 

 disentangled from all impurities, and be absorbed in God. If ye flatter 

 yourselves, you will never comprehend. 



28. When ye have learned the wisdom of the invisible one, from the 

 mouth of his priests, ye will be disentangled from all impurities ; turn 

 ye round therefore, and examine yourselves well, in the *mirror which 

 crowneth the lotus. 



29. Meditate on that particular wisdom, which alone is able to increase 

 in you, the love and worship of God. Purify your minds, retaining only 



hat which is excellent. 



30. Meditate on him by whom all things were made. Pandits and 

 ^azis are fools : of what avail are the heaps of books which they have 

 ''Ompiled ? 



31. What does it avail to compile a heap of books ? Let your minds 

 reely meditate on the spirit of God, that they may be enlightened regard- 



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