| Anyone who is intent on following the spiritual path or meditation must take every care that these ten enemies do not even approach them (the tenfold sins: 3 physical, 4 verbal, and 3 mental. The physical sins are: injury to life, adulterous desire, and theft. The verbal sins are: false alarms, cruel speech, jealous talk, and lies. The mental sins are: greed, envy, and denial of God). These sins have to be eschewed completely. Instead, you need tendencies that will help you progress and not drag you back. You must speak and act only good (shubha), for good alone is auspicious (mangala) and the auspicious alone is Shiva. This is what the scriptures (shastras) teach. The good is the auspicious. The auspicious is the spiritually helpful. Thus being good is the true instrument that aids in merging with Lord Shiva. < /font> - Dhyana Vahini, Chap 4, "Promote the Welfare of all Beings". |
