o f Jour mature j M t le t the soul assume’non-existence .and pray', j Be aware o f the
disorders o f the demon o f had actions, who inimically annoys and misleads-; undoubtedly,
i f you conduct y ourself with ' fiririness, *you will approach to perfection and
seclusion will truly be there. • Let there not be almixture of-discontent-ofmiind.
Cast away the Weil however dobeate it 'may b e ; truly it is.better conversing with letter?-
which have been w ritten ; what'they convey to you will be most painfuLto ithe body,;
but your hopes will b e ' accomplished. Do not give place to the evil thoughts which
t a v e r occupied the minds o f men and are most ^vexatious; fortify yoursS|f'0(S t at
yon recede n o t; remember .well th e three established, powers o f mankind, ti Commune
with .the wise in’ words which are seen proceeding from’the mouth; truly faith is
different from what is heard o f your corrupt body whichrisl the- ornament, o f .human
life. L e t the actions o f superior.men who seek stability be examples tojtyou like the
I r a n g r a n g ant; the indication which you make’cannot b o disapproved, .those persons
certainly may be accounted near’ to the wishes o f the “country. ' Sometimes clear,
sometimes obscure, yes, such indeed let your situation be, so that the train o f your
actions may become most direct and manifest', as by day the.sun Jligbts all places, so
their benefit b | not 'thrown away, and you may cast off care and* sobrow.^ Tru y
the departure o f fife is m o st’.uncertain. Human' nature;-when it will nbt-receive-
advice, is like a stony plain without grass, animals wijl not approach, all remain at
a distance from it. I w ill ttfacii -y o n : *paty' attention ond fa if Uorto ■ receive instruction,
so that f t * approach most n ea rly ;_ but first puiifj .your jheart,
reverence, not reverence which is heard by the ear. Yes, that-is.indbed true devpti,o\
which I have taught you, .and; without which there is no purity, for a f f e c t heart is
derived from the Deify. Words proceeding from .the mouth are^vajn to the. utmost,
their effect not to be depended on. Th e devotion of. a • pure heart-is , like moonshine,
;Vot hot but cool a n d -d eh gh tM ; the beauties you ..see in. which .fli^ s ta j^
are scattered over as though in attendance'on the moopr adding to the gran^eij^of
the scene. And also a person becoming a R a t u commands his subjects and diftjii-.
auishes .good people from ,had, for .the limits o f , this country H B H
orders. •iTlte R a t u selects ,from his subjects such( as are eligible to, be his associates,
and they are four, who become the pillars o f the state and cailse-its happihejjs „and
welfare; lie thereby shews a pattern for future R d t u s . , Further, too, as yo,u have been
^iven life; do not reject the precepts o f the S a s t r a which have heen diffused through,
the world by the virtuous, but weigh them in your mind, for that ib the duty -flf a
s}ave ; bad and good are from yonr Lord, t- So the wisdom ;o f man is extended 1 e
the firmament, immeasurable pven by the bird g a r u d n , which knows how to fly in the
heavens,^ though he should arrive at the extremity o f space; such is human wisdom.
Do not be surprized, at people’s conversation though it • correspond n o t with the.
dictates o f the S a s t r a ; yes, that is most injurious to morals. Even should one become
H R a t u , if he knows not this he certainly will not succeed,, he will not arrive at the
height o f his wishes; because the action o f a vicidus heart is d ifff^ n t,from the inclination
o f .a pure one, which is in attendance on its Lord. And ft living man shbrfd.
know
know the advantages o f these places, which are, the earth, the sky, and the space
between; fpy to-morrow, when dead, your body and soul will he ,there; before it
knows the road it will .change) jts.habitation into a living being; there i f you find enjoym
en tyou may search for a place, because you. have discernment from the heart But
a mail who is so while he lives, effects it by abstineuce and moderation in eating and
drinking. Yes, jn .the time, of-,R a i u ^ e r i f i a T f-a n g sa , w h e n c e .began to benefit the
country, that R a t u , i t . * related,jiq,(history o f forme^fimes, ,would not depart from
his word and all his o b j e c t s .Were devoted to him, Xnd,,>vhen the. R a t u . sat in his
h a d q t d ^ his conversation with his wiy<gs.s. Was. ypry. sweet, as well as his playfulness
with them. His, wiy.es were therefore much<attached to him, and by the R a t u 's wisdom
being,.so great, he was sought after by women; and was very watchful in his attentions
to .them : o f that there is np doubt, and tbUs,<ito'o(1Lthel wisdom o f the P a n d i t a is like
that, o f the bird g a r u d a , in obtaining food without trouble from the very great
power and sagacity which it possesses ; the.^ame arises from the P a n d U a , Yes, the
reason of-letters having beeji .formed b y -th e point* o f-a . knife, ,ig that you should
recollect the way which as chrrett, and that is no other than reverence to the
B a t d r a ; yea,- devoting yourself to the, M a la fa . is th e 'h e igh t o f human
Whilp a man lives, he should day and night ask pardon from the B a t a r a . For what
was first written in letters, and they, area cause o f eminence to him, was by the P a n -
d i ta P a n g e r a n A j i SaJca; yes, he who has left his mark to the R d t u s o f Java, for those
R d t u s made places o f Worship, named S a n g g a P a m a l u n g a n , and placed in them draw«
ings, o f theirforefathers : but when they prayed they petitioned the B a ta r a only for them
existence, that when, they»died they should inhabit their'places, quickly, changing their
bodies, because their former hodies had returned to the pristine state, that is to say,
earth, water, fire, air. ^ ^ a y s the Sd,s.fra. _;;
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,And the powers o f letters, which are forty-seven, keep those in your mind, so that
they be within you all o f them. 1 will establish them in such a manner that they can
he brought forth by your three fingers ; those who are skilful may make good-letters.
Do ij^ | neglect the application o f letters, g iv e each its proper place, for those .letters
are most useful in the transactions o f the people o f this,world during their continuance
Thus the use o f letters to the nations o f the world is .to open the hearts o f ignorant
men, and to p u t1 in mind persons who fo rg et;. for I _giye directions to men who
can-.i^rite, in order that the whole o f the knowledge I-h ave in my breast may be
known s^a^d this I have taught you, because that knowledge is the essence o f the body
and illuminates it. And you who have wives and children to look after, do not m a t»
light o f it, for a woman, if she truly do fier duty to her husband, is invaluable: she
is a printer o f cloths, a spinner, weaver, sempstress, and* embroiderer; a woman such"
as this do yoli fcherish, for it will be creditable to you. I f a married couple iove each
other, whatever they wish they cftii effect, that is the way by which you can attain your
wishes. So too a woman towards her husband, even to death; yes she follows to the
g f p o s i t r o n