Caring for mother and father, kindness to children and partners, and unstressful work: this is the highest blessing.
Mātāpitu upaṭṭhānaṁ, puttadārassa saṅgaho; Anākulā ca kammantā, etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
Caring for mother and father, kindness to children and partners, and unstressful work: this is the highest blessing.
Mātāpitu upaṭṭhānaṁ, puttadārassa saṅgaho; Anākulā ca kammantā, etaṁ maṅgalamuttamaṁ.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
The Master said, "The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion at once for joy and for fear."
Be ye not parted; dwell ye here reach the full time of human life. With sons and grandsons sport and play, rejoicing in your own abode.
They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together. They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies.
The Prophet said: "He who deserts his wife and children is like a runaway slave; till he returns to them none of his fasts or prayers will be accepted by God." …
And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
Then the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvîra, while in her womb, formed the following resolution: 'It will not behove me, during the life of my parents, to tear out my hair, and leaving the house to enter the state of houselessness.'
When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.