Sacred Concord

Mbh 6.36.3b

Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

He who hath no hatred for any creature, who is friendly and compassionate also, who is free from egoism, who hath no vanity, attachment, who is alike in pleasure and pain, who is forgiving, contented, always devoted, of subdued soul, firm of purpose, with heart and understanding fixed on me, even he is dear to me. He through whom the world is not troubled, (and) who is not troubled by the world, who is free from joy, wrath, fear and anxieties, even he is dear to me. That devotee of mine who is unconcerned, pure, diligent, unconnected (with worldly objects), and free from distress (of mind), and who renounceth every action (for fruit), even he is dear to me.[259] He who hath no joy, no aversion, who neither grieveth nor desireth, who renounceth both good and evil, (and) who is full of faith in me, even he is dear to me. He who is alike to friend and foe, as also in honour and dishonour, who is alike in cold and heat, (and pleasure and pain), who is free from attachment, to whom censure and praise are equal, who is taciturn, who is contented with anything that cometh (to him), who is homeless, of steady mind and full of faith, even that man is dear to me. They who resort to this righteousness (leading to) immortality which hath been (already) declared,--those devotees full of faith and regarding me as the highest object (of their acquisition) are the dearest to me.’”
Mbh 6.36.3b · Mahabharata · BHISHMA PARVA

Themes in this passage

FaithAttachmentContentmentFriendshipJoyAngerCompassionDesire

Faith in other traditions

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For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Romans 3:3 · Bible · Romans
And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe? are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not.
Quran 2:13 · Quran · The Cow
Whatever place a faithful, virtuous, celebrated, and wealthy man chooses, there he is respected.
Dhp 21.303 · Dhammapada · Miscellaneous
In the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that there were (their rulers). In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them. Thus it was that when faith (in the Tao) was deficient (in the rulers) a want of faith in them ensued (in the people).
Tao Te Ching 17.1 · Tao Te Ching

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