in all things is the same doth not of himself injure his own soul the of immortality he who all his actions performed nature at the same time tiiat the or soul is in them y p the ill embodied being bewildered by the darkness of fascination situated in a bo composed of the five elements loudly this is i but who would spiritual individuality to a body in which soul is distinct from the air fire water and earth what man of understanding to spirit or lands houses and the like that it say these are mine man all acts for the purpose of and the consequence of such acts is another body so that their result is nothing but confinement to bodily existence in the same manner as a mansion of clay is with and water so the body which is of earth is by earth and water the of the ancient body consisting of ihe five elements is nourished by composed of those elements but since is the case what is there in this life that man should be proud of travelling the path of the world for many thousands of man only the weariness of bewilderment and is smothered by the dust of imagination when that dust is washed away by the bland water of real knowledge then the weariness of bewilderment sustained by the through many is removed when that weariness is relieved the internal man is at peace and he that supreme felicity which is and undisturbed this soul is pure and composed of happiness and wisdom the properties of pain ignorance and are those of nature not of soul there is no between fire and water but when the latter is placed over the former in a it and ana the properties of fire in like manner when soul is associated with nature it is by and the rest and the qualities of nature although essentially distinct from and p he who upon others in act thought or speech the seed of future birth and the that him after is pain p let him who the goods of fortune be in the practice of virtue � let him who hopes for final learn to look upon all things as equal and the same p the man whose is led astray by the pride of self that he himself is tiie of all those actions which are performed by the principles of his constitution but the man who is acquainted with the nature of the two distinctions of cause and having considered that principles will act according to their natures himself no trouble p et but tiie wise man also fi r that which is to his own nature all things act according to their natures what then will restraint effect in every purpose of the senses are fixed affection and dislike a wise man should not put himself in their power for both of them are his a man s own religion though contrary to is better than the faith of another let it be ever so well followed it is good to die in one s own faith for another s faith fear � by what philosophy of the ancient is man to commit he seems as if contrary to his wishes he was impelled by some secret force know that it is the enemy lust or passion o of the principle and full of sin by which this world is covered as the flame by the smoke as the mirror by or as the by its the understanding of the wise man is obscured by this foe in the shape of desire who like fire and is hard to be appeased soul tiie only reality material existence is possible only so far as it is established by the soul thus the body is a product of the action of the soul but as the soul is a its action is not properly its own but god s being by him to the disposition manifested by the individual in his imaginary action � s essays i blind in the darkness of ignorance the soul is guided in its actions and in its of knowledge and consequent and bliss by the supreme ruler of the universe who causes it to act with its previous the supreme soul makes the individuals act to their virtuous or vicious as the same rain cloud causes various seeds to producing of plants according to their kind the cares and interests of the world are therefore ridiculous to one who has attained true wisdom � p how great is the folly of princes who are endowed with the faculty of reason to cherish the confidence of ambition when they themselves are but foam upon the wave before they have subdued themselves they seek to reduce their ministers their servants their subjects under their authority they then endeavour to overcome their foes thus say they will we conquer the ocean encircled earth and intent upon their project behold not death which is not far but what mighty matter is the of the sea earth to one who can subdue himself from existence is the fruit of self control it is through that kings desire to possess me the earth whom their have been forced to leave whom their fa by h t london of the ancient there have not � � the ed the everywhere over his foes he was blown away like the light down of the tree before the blast of time aware of this a wise will never be influenced bj the principle of individual and regarding them as transient and possessions he will not consider and posterity lands and or whatever else is personal to be his own p the wise neither grieve for the dead nor for the living i never was not nor thou nor ail the princes of the nor shall we ever cease to be as the soul in this mortal 