the likeness that is told of the stict-minded: Man of the Rule who labors upon the rule of the Self... “The soed of all born beings likewise am I, O Agjuna; there is naught that can be in existence, ‘moving or unmoving, without Me. “There is no bound to My divine powers, O alfzighter ofthe foe; But in part have declared this fallness of my power. “Whatsocver thing is potent, prosperous, or force- fal; know that this same springs from a portion of my splendor. “But wherefore this long lesson for thee, Arjuna? The Path of Divine Manifestation It is I that with one portion of Me have established this whole universe. “Bat as for them who, having east all Works on Meand given themselves over to Me, worship Me in meditation with undivided Rale, “Ilife them up speedily from the ocean of deathly life-wanderings, O son of Pritha, as their mind is laid on Me. “On Me then set thy mind, in Me let thine un- derstanding dwell; so shalt thou assuredly abide a= terward in Me.” 6 ORO “ERD CRD CID Panchatantra attributed to Vishnusharman (2nd century A.D.) India isthe home of fables. The Panchatansra isthe oldest and large collection of animal tales. Iecontains 87 fables with a frame story Introduction to the stories fn the Southern country is a city called faidens’ Delight. There lived aking named Immoral-Power. He was familiar with all the works treating of the wise conducr of lif. His feet were made dazzling by the tangle of rays of light from jewels in the diadems of mighty kings who knelt before him. He had reached the far shore of all the arts that embellish life. This king had three sons. Their names were Rich-Power, Fierce- Power, Endless-Power, and they were supreme blockhead. Now when the king perecived that they were hostile to education, he summoned his counselors and suid: “Gentlemen, itis known to you thar these sons of mine, being hostile to education, are lack- ing in discernment. So when I behold them, my kingdom brings meno happiness, though al exter- nal thorns are drawn, For there is wisdom in the proverb: Ofsons unborn, or dead, ot fools, Unborn or dead will do: ‘They cause alittle grief, no doubts But fools, along life through. And again: ‘To what good purpose can a cow ‘Thac brings no calf nor milk, be bent? (Or why beget a son who proves A dunce and disobedient? Some means must therefore be devised to awaken their intelligence.” And they, one after another, replied: “O King, first one learns grammar, in twelve years. If this subject has somchow been mastered then one masters the books on religion and practical life. Then the intel- ligence awakens.” But one of their number, a counselor named Keen, said: “O King, the duration of life is lim- ited, and the verbal sciences require much time for mastery. Therefore let some kind of epicome be devised to wake their intelligence. There is a prov- eth that says:Ciena eraueee Since verbal science has no final end, Since life is short, and obstacles impend, Lee central ficts be picked and firmly fixed, As swans extract the milk with water mixed. > “Now there is a Brahman here named ‘Vishnusharman with a reputation for compecence in numerous sciences. Intrust the princes to him. He will certainly make them intelligent in a twin- Kling,” ‘When the king had listened to this, hesummoned Vishnusharman and said; “Holy sis, as a favor to ‘me you must make these princes incomparable ‘masters of the art of practical life. In return, I will bestow upon you a hundred land-grants.” ‘And Vishnusharman made answer to the king: “O King, listen. Here is the plain truth. I am not the man to sell good learning for a hundred land- grants. But if do not, in six months time, make the boys acquainted with the art of intelligent liv- ing, I will give up my own name. Let us cut the matter short. Listen to my lion- roar. My boasting. arises from no greed for cash. Besides, I have no use for money; | am eighty years old, and all the objects of sensual desire have lost their charm, But in oder that your request may be granted, I will show a sporting spirit in reference to artistic mat- ters. Make a note of the date. If fail to render ‘your sons, in six months time, incomparable mas- ters of the art of intelligent living, then His Maj- cexty is at liberty to show me His Majestic bare bottom.” ‘When the king, surrounded by his counselors, had listened to the Brahman’ highly unconven- tional promise, he was penetrated with wonder, inteusted the prinees to him, and experienced su- preme content. ‘Meanwhile, Vishnusharman took the boys, went hhome, and made them learn by heart five books which he composed and called: (2) “The Loss of Friends,” (U1) “The Winning of Friends,” (112) “Crows and Owls,” (IV) "Loss of Gains,” (V) “Il- considered Action.” These the princes learned, and in six months’ time they answered the prescription. Since that day this work on the are of intelligent living, called The Ancient of Daye Panchatantra, othe “Five Books,” has traveled the ‘world, aiming at the awakening of intelligence in the young. To sum the matter up: ‘Whoever learns the work by heart, Or through the story-teller’s art Becomes acquainted, His life by sad defeat—although The king of heave be his for— Is never tainted. ‘The Unteachable Monkey Ina part of a forest was a troop of monkeys who found a firefly one winter evening when they were dreadfully depressed. On cxamining the insec, they believed it to be fire so lifted it with cate, covered it with dry grass and leaves, thrust forward their arms, sides, stomachs, and chests, scratched them- sclves, and enjoyed imagining that they were warm. One of the arboreal creatures in particular, being «specially chilly, blew repeatedly and with concen- trated attention on the firefly. “Thereupon a bird named Needle-Face, driven by hostile fate to her own destruction, flew down from her tree and said to the monkey: “My dear sir, do not pur yourself to unnecessary trouble, This is not fire. This is a firey.” He, however, did not heed her waming buc blew again, nor did he stop when she tried more than once to check him. To cut a long story short, when she vexed him by coming close and shouting in his ear, he seized her and dashed her on a rock, crushing face, eyes, head, and neck so that she died. “And that is why I say: No knife prevails against a stone; ‘Nor bends the unbending trees No good advice from Needle-Face Helped indocility Shell-Neck, Slim, and Grim Ina cereain lake lived a turtle named Shell-Neck He had as friends two ganders whose names were Slim and Grim. Now in the vicissitudes of time chete came atwelve-year drought, which begot ideas of this nature in the two ganders: “This lake haswho ee ney red ing by om sis not wp eck, gone dry. Lec us seck another body of water. How- ever, we must first say farewell to Shell-Neck, our dear and long-proved friend.” ‘When they did so, the turtle said: “Why do you bid me farewell? lam a water-dwelles, and here I should perish very quickly from the scant supply of water and from grief at loss of you. Therefore, if ‘you feel any affection for me, please rescue me from. the jaws of this death. Besides, as the warer dries in this lake, you two suffer nothing beyond a re- stricted diet, while to me it means immediate death. Consider which is more serious, loss of food oF Toss of life.” Bat they replied: “We are unable to take you ‘with us since you are a water-creacure without ‘wingg.” Yer the turtle continued: “There is a pos- sible device. Bring a stick of wood.” This they did, whereupon the turtle gripped the middle of ehe stick between his teeth, and said: “Now take firm hold with your bills, one on each side, fly up, and travel with even flight through the sky, until we Panchatantra discover another desirable body of water." But they objected: “There is a hitch in this fine plan. Ifyou happen to indulge in the smallest con- vYersation, then you will lose your hold on the stick, will fill from a great height, and will be dashed to bits” “Oh,” said the turde, “from this moment I take vow ofsilence, to lastas long as we are in heaven.” So they carried out the plan, but while the ewo ganders were painfully carrying the turtle over a ‘ncighboring city, the people below noticed the spec- tade, and there arose a confused buzz of talk as they asked: “What is this cart-like object thar two birds are carrying through the atmosphere?” Heating this, the doomed turtle was heedless ‘enough to ask: “What are these people chattering. about?” The moment he spoke, the poor simple ‘on lost his grip and fell to the ground, And per= sons who wanted meat cut him to bits in « mo- ‘ment with sharp knives. ED CHD ORD ORO ORD The Buddha —The Awakened from Dhammapada (3rd century B.C.) The Dhammapada the best-loved book and the fountainkead offith in al tbe traditions of Buddhism is a collection of the Buddha saying uttered on various occasions during forty-five years of bis life.as the Enlight- ened Teacher. It was probably compiled by followers of the Buddha during the third century before Christ. [tis believed that the Buddha lived from 563 to 483 B.C. in India. He started out life as Prince Gotamma, but later becarme known as the Buddha as a result of bis spiritual awakening. The name Buddha comes from the Sanskrit word budh, meaning tobe awake, to be conscious, oto know. ‘¢ whose conquest cannot be conquered again, into whose conquest no one in this world enters, by what track can you lead him, the Awakened, the Omniscient, the trackless? He whom no desire with its snares and poisons can lead astray, by what track can you lead him, the Awakened, the Omniscient, the tracless? Even the gods envy those who are awakened and 26 not forgetful, who are given to meditation, who are wise, and who delight in the repose of retire- ‘ment from the world Difficult to obtain is the conception of men, difficult is the life of mortals, difficult is the hear- ing of the True Law, difficult is the birth of the Awakened (the attainment of Buddhahood). ‘Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to pu-