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Balohar said, “ O prince! Shunning the world itself is the key to the Hereafter! Whoever
rejected this transitory world, got the kingdom of the immortal hereafter. This world
involves man in seven types of hardship:
3 1. Affluence.
4 2. Thirst.
5 3. Summer heat.
6 4. Winter cold.
7 5. Pains.
8 6. Fears.
9 7. Death.
The prince asked Balohar, “ The king banished many persons, he burnt alive many more.
What happened to the people that they did not rise to help the sufferers at the hands of the
king? “
Balohar said, “ O prince! When the dogs discover a carcass, then one dog fights with the
other to grab a major share of the feast. One wants to eat the complete carcass and the
other barks and bites to ward it off. In the meantime if a person arrives there, the dogs
leave the carcass and try to attack the person, although the person may not be a claimant
of the carcass lying there. Similar is the condition of men in this world. Like dogs they
fight over the transitory benefits of the world. When a wise person arrives to guide them
about the futility of the world, they go to attack and maul him as did the dog to the
intruding person!”
Yuzasaf said, “ O Balohar! I have heard your parables and have learnt about the futility of
the world! By nature I am not interested in worldly things. I am very grateful to you for
your words of wisdom! Now, tell me how could one prepare well for the Hereafter?”
Whatever I have narrated to you so far are also the keys to the doors of virtue and the
protection against evil. They are the elixirs of life that make one immortal. They are
potions that eliminate the need for any other treatment. It is the rope of God holding
which one will never go astray.
Yuzasaf said, “ Why people don’t derive benefit from this knowledge of wisdom?”
Balohar replied, “ Wisdom and knowledge is like the sun that gives its light to everyone.
It is for the people to make good use of the light. If people don’t want to derive benefit
from the sun, is it any fault of the sun that distributes its light equitably!
Similarly knowledge and wisdom are for people to make use of. Those who strive to
acquire them, they get them in plenty.
Knowledge and wisdom is like a bright sun. Those whose hearts are receptive, they
acquire the light. Those whose hearts are blind, they see no need for striving to acquire