प्रश्नोत्तर-रतनमाला

PRASNOTTARA- RATNAMALIKA

Question :-          which is poison?

Answer :-            the disregarding of the advice of elders.

Question :-          which is it that should he desired?

Answer :-            a life dedicated to the good and welfare of One's self as well as other.

Question :-          who are the real thieves?

Answer :-            the objects which allure the senses.

Question :-          which is the binding cord of life?

Answer :-             desire.

Question :-          who is the real enemy?

Answer :-            laziness.

Question :-          who is the valorous one?

Answer :-            he who guards him self against vices.

Question :-          how can respect be commanded?

Answer :-            by asking for no favors.

Question :-          which is worthy of being achieves?

Answer :-            being help to others.

Question :-          what result in dire consequencts?

Answer :-            pride.

Question :-          what brings about real happiness?

Answer :-            the company of good men.

Question :-          who is supreme in getting rid of sorrow?

Answer :-             ounces all.

Question :-          which is priceless?

Answer :-            A timely gift.

Question :-          which is it that pricks one,s con science   till death?

Answer :-            a sin committed on the sly.

Question :-          what is poverty?

Answer :-            discontent.

Question :-          what constitutes lack of knowledge?

Answer :-            learning which is not put in to practice.’

Question :-          which is unstable?

Answer :-            youth , wealth and age.

Question :-          whose life is as soothing to others as the cool raves of the moon?

Answer :-            The life of good men.

Question :-          which is hell?

Answer :-            to have to live under the patronage of other.

Question :-          what is happiness?

Answer :-            renunciation for the sake of others.

Question :-          which is it that is worthy of bening lea rent?

Answer :-            the words of the preceptor.

Question :-          who is the preceptor?

Answer :-            he who has known the truth and who cares for the spiritual welfare of his disciples.

Question :-          which is it that should be done quickly?

Answer :-            the cutting of the bond of the chain of life and eath.

Question :-          which is the seed for the tree of spiritual salvation?

Answer :-            the under standing of things in their true perspective and the exhibition of that under sanding in action.

Question :-          which has a soothing effect?

Answer :-            Dharma or the performance of right ours deeds.