The Ten Commandments of the great Paramacharya culled out from his various utterances is given below. These extracts from his speeches mark him as a great savant in the history of mankind.
- One of our duties as human beings is to avail ourselves of every opportunity to do good to others. The poor can serve others by their loyal work to the country and the rich by their wealth to help these poor. Those who are influential can use the influence to better the condition of the lowly. That way we can keep alive in our hearts a sense of social service.
- Man by himself cannot create even a blade of grass. We will be guilty of gross ingratitude if we do not offer first to God what we eat or wear. Only the best and choicest should be offered to him.
- Life without love is a waste. Everyone of us should cultivate prema or love towards all beings, man, bird and beast.
- Wealth amassed by a person whose heart is closed to charity is generally dissipated by the inheritors; but the family of philanthropists will always be blessed with happiness.
- A person who has done a meritorious deed will loose the resulting merit if he listens to others praising him, or himself boasts of his deeds.
- It will do no good to grieve over what has happened. If we learn to discriminate between good and evil, that will guard us from falling into the evil again.
- We should utilise to good purpose the days of our lifetime. We should engage ourselves in acts which will contribute to the welfare of others and to our own upliftment.
- We should perform our duties that have been prescribed for our daily life and also shall be filled with devotion to God.
- One attains one's goal by performance of one's duties.
- Obtaining Jnanam is the only solvent of our troubles and sufferings.
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