Be Not Afraid of Good Deeds

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Be not afraid
of
good deeds
it is a name for
paradise
that is to say,
good deeds.

Well do I know, beggars,
good deeds
done for a long time
experience a growth
and
flower
in a way
that is pleasing
joyous
and
lovely
and
that lasts
a long long time.

For seven years
I cultivated
Friendly Vibrations
and then
for seven evolutions
and
seven devolutions
of the world
I came not again
to this world.

Thirty-six times
I was

Sakka

Sakka: King of Devas, King of the Gods of the Chamber of the Three and Thirty (Gods at about the level of the early Greek and Roman Gods, Sakka equal to Zeus or Jupiter).

There come a time after a long long time but sooner or later when this ol world come to an end. At Such a time most beings are reborn in the Abhassara Realm

And Then
For
A Rolling On
I
Resided
in
The
Abhassara
Realm

The ambassadors of the heart. Feeding on the emotions of Piti (enthusiasm, excitement) and Metta (Friendly Vibrations), traversing space, they utter cries of joy. Usual average lifespan: 2 Kappas.

There come a time after a long long time when this ol' world begin to re-evolve

And then
for a rolling back
I occupied
Brahma's
empty
palace.

The Early Pre-Dawn of this world's creation.
Only Brahma's
Palace
and
Hell
have been formed
and Brahma's Palace
is Empty.

And then it was
my turn
to be Brahma

And then, either because his good kamma done wore out, or because he has reached the end of his lifespan there, some being falls from the Abhassara realm, and finds consciousness again as Maha Brahma

Maha Brahma
Great Sorcerer
The Conqueror
Unconquered
All Seeing
All Powerful
The Father
of All There is
and
All There is
To Be

Here Goes!

A Really-Roll'n, Dhamma-Talk'n, Wheel'n Deal'n King

Many times 7
was I
a wheel'n
deal'n
king.

Ruler
over
the
four
ends of the earth
I brought
stability
to the
land.

And when I had
conquered
the
world,
I lived there
ruling righteously,
not needing
rod or sword.

I
owned
the
seven
precious
gems.

These,
Beggars,
were my
seven
precious

gems:

The
Wheel

wheel

The Elephant

elephant

One time to test
The Elephant
I mounted at dawn
and was able to traverse a circumnavigation
of the globe
and return in time for
the morning meal.

The Horse

One time
to test
The
Horse
I mounted
at dawn
and was able
to circle
the earth
and return in time for
the morning meal.

The Precious Stone

One Time
to test
The Gem
I had it mounted
on a pole
and took it out
into
the deep
darkness
of the night
and the people
all
woke up
and
started going to work.

The Setthi

Seṭṭhi: treasurer, minister of finance, elder statesman, best, excellent, foreman of a guild, treasurer, banker, wealthy merchant, the good advisor: knower of the signs, the wiseman, seer, fortune teller. Take your pick.

One time to test The Treasurer, I took him out into the majjhima of the water and said: "My good seṭṭhi, we are in need of gold!" And he said: "Very good, my lord, just have the boat taken to shore and I will get gold." But I said: "But, my good seṭṭhi, it is just here that we are in need of gold." So he said: "Very good ya Royal 'ighness, saya, yassa!" and dipping his two hands into the water, he drew up gold.

The Elder Statesman: "Trouble not yourself further, your highness, I will handle the affairs of state for you, while you indulge in the Pleasures of the Senses."

The Woman

The Woman
got up earlier than I,
went to sleep later,
knew everything,
was an expert at everything
it takes to run a household,
was frugal, honest
and resourceful
understood my business,
knew the functions of my employees
and could judge their performance
by what was and what was not
accomplished,
respected my every word,
was considerate of my relatives
and friends.

Her thighs
were
warm in winter
cool in summer.

Never once,
even in thought,
was she unfaithful,
much less in deed.

She was
not too tall,
not too short,
not too fat,
not too thin,
not too dark,
not too light,
not overly busty,
but not underly busty,
sixteen,
in the
very first flowering
of her youth.

With surpassing beauty
jijajustatachaonideva
just touching on the divine
just touching on the sublime.

Soft
was the touch
of the tufts
of
downy
hair
on the arms
of
The Woman.

And I had
more than
a thousand
sons

valiant, vigorous crushers of the enemy host.

From 1 woman? No, man! from 1 Chief Queen, Buncha co-wives, and maybe 16,000 or so concuines

Can you
see,
Beggars,
the fruit of
good deeds
for seekers
after happiness?

Do you see?

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