About
the enlightened and the unenlightened
(1-3)
The
fortunate one said: 'When one is fearless, good of
heart, persevering in the knowledge of unifying the
consciousness, compassionate, of restraint,
charitable, studious, austere and simple; when one is
non-violent, truthful, free from anger, renounced,
peaceful, benevolent, merciful to all, non-possessive,
gentle, modest and determined; when one is arduous,
forgiving, steadfast, clean, non-envious and not
striving for honor, has one the qualities of someone
who found his life in the divine. (4) Deceit, conceit,
insidiousness, anger and certainly violence and
ignorance too, are the qualities of the one who found
his life in the unenlightened state, o son of Alice.
(5) The divine characteristics are meant to liberate
from bondage, while the qualities of the unenlightened
to the contrary are the result of being bound. But do
not worry, o son of Gwen, for you have found a life in
the divine.
(6) There
are two types of conditioned beings in this world: the
divine ones and the unenlightened. About the divine I
spoke at great length; just hear from me about the
ones possessed by the material interest, o son of
Alice. (7) The ones of darkness do not know how to
progress, nor where to stop; they miss the integrity
and purity, do not know how to behave and are full of
lies. (8) Missing the point they say that the
universal manifestation has no controller or
foundation, that it rose without any cause and that
there is no other cause but the cause of lust. (9)
Adhering to this outlook having lost themselves,
flourish with the unintelligent the less beneficial
activities that lead to the destruction of the world.
(10) Confiding in lusts that are insatiable and
fooling themselves with boasting and prestige, do
they, led by illusion, take to the impermanent of
material things and thrive they in dedication to the
impure. (11-12) There's no end to their fears and
anxieties, and to the point of death they confide in
sense-gratification as the supreme goal to settle for
in life. Bound in a network of countless expectations
do they, being lusty and angry to satisfy their senses
and sexual appetites, with that mentality wish to
accumulate wealth by unfair means. (13-15) 'Today I
won this and that I'll get as well; this is what I
want, that is mine and tomorrow I'll even have more of
it. That enemy I defeated now and the other ones I'll
also destroy. I am the master and controller. I'm the
one to enjoy, I'm perfect as I am and the lucky one to
be in power. I'm the wealthy one of good company, I'm
the one and only, who compares to me? I'll sacrifice
and donate, I'm the one to be happy'; this is how they
are deluded in their ignorance. (16) Thus perplexed by
innumerable worries are they caught in a pool of
illusions and do they, addicted to sense
gratification, land in a hell of sorrow. (17) Arrogant
and rigid about their wealth and status, engage they,
in the full of their delusion, in so-called sacrifices
which they perform with vanity, in disregard for the
rules and regulations. (18) Materially identified,
vainglorious, manipulative, frantic and lusty, fell
they enviously into mocking me, I who resides in their
hearts as well in the hearts of others. (19) The
lowest of mankind, being that envious and mischievous,
are by me time and again cast into the material ocean
to find an unfavorable new life in the wombs of
doubtful mothers. (20) The ones that stupid, birth
after birth achieving lives of darkness, will, that
way never reaching me, o son of aunt Alice, be heading
for the worst destinations. (21) Lust, anger and greed
are in this self-destruction the three gates of hell,
and thus must one give up on these three. (22) Freed
from these gates of hell is a person of respect for
the soul, o son of Alice, and heads he, thus being
blessed, for the supreme destination.
(23) Anyone
who forsakes the regulative principles3
as laid down in the scriptures, will be acting
according his own whims and never attain the
perfection, the happiness or the goal of the
transcendent. (24) Thus seen are it the scriptures
which set the standard for you to determine what and
what not would be your duty; with the regulations
explained in the scriptures you should know what the
work is to be performed in this
world.
