Shikshasamuccaya 223

223

ataś ca gagana-gañja-sūtre * abhihitaṃ | a-kāla-pratikāṅkṣaṇatā māra-karma + iti | na + apy a-kāla ity ātma-bhāva-tyāga-cittam eva na + utpādya + abhyāsa-an-ārambhād * dhi na kadā-cid dadyāt | tasmād evaṃ smṛtim upāsthāpya bodhi-citta-paripācana-virodhibhyo mohāt sva-artha-ghātibhyaḥ piśita-aśanebhyaḥ karma-kāribhyaś ca + ātma-bhāvo rakṣitavyaḥ ||

And hence it is said in the Gaganagañjasūtra: 'Premature expectation is the work of Māra.' Nor should he, thinking 'it is the wrong time,' fail to generate the mind that renounces his embodiment at all; for if the practice is not initiated, he would never give it away. Therefore, having established mindfulness in this way, one must protect one's embodiment from meat-eaters and taskmasters who, through delusion, destroy their own welfare and are obstacles to the maturation of the awakening mind.