Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c11.17

c11.17

On the whole an unruffled temper and philosophical equanimity are the main things for the yati; he shall wish neither for death nor for a long life and shall not even trouble himself to see whether somebody is hacking off his hand with an axe or is sprinkling sandal powder on him. He should meditate over the short duration of life, the impurity of the body, transitoriness of beauty, tortures of hell, infirmities of old age and diseases, separation from the beloved, co-existence with the enemies and the endless transmigrations of the soul. Thus gradually shaking off all mundane propensities, roaming about alone, speaking to none, he is finally dissolved in the universal soul.